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Other Sun Tzu quotes:
Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day.
One may know how to conquer without being able to do it.
Hiding order beneath the cloak of disorder is simply a question of subdivision; concealing courage under a show of timidity presupposes a fund of latent energy; masking strength with weakness is to be effected by tactical dispositions.
Conceal your dispositions, and your condition will remain secret, which leads to victory; show your dispositions, and your condition will become patent, which leads to defeat.
Weigh the situation, then move.
Agitate him in order to ascertain the pattern of his movement.
The general who does not advance to seek glory, or does not withdraw to avoid punishment, but cares for only the people's security and promotes the people's interests, is the nation's treasure.
Life and death are of supreme importance. Time passes swiftly by and opportunity is lost. Each of us should strive to awaken, awaken. Awaken! Take heed. Do not squander your life.
When your opponent gives you an opening, be swift as a hare.
Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust.
