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Sun Tzu, The Art of War Quotes: When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.
         

When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.


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Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.



He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.

He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.



The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.

The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.



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Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.



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Great results, can be achieved with small forces.



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If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant.





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