Prohibit the taking of omens, and do away with superstitious doubts. Then, until death itself comes, no calamity need be feared.
Sun TzuIt is essential to seek out enemy agents who have come to conduct espionage against you and to bribe them to serve you. Give them instructions and care for them. Thus doubled agents are recruited and used.
Sun TzuAll warfare is based on deception. There is no place where espionage is not used. Offer the enemy bait to lure him.
Sun TzuAccording to my assessment, even if you have many more troops than others, how can that help you to victory?
Sun TzuTo capture the enemy's entire army is better than to destroy it; to take intact a regiment, a company, or a squad is better than to destroy them. For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the supreme of excellence. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the supreme excellence.
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