Our youths are constantly trying to learn everything the West has to teach, but what is newest in the West has existed in China for thousands of years.


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And then when I went to Chicago, that's when I had these outer space experiences and went to the...
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The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only tho...
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Now the reason the enlightened prince and the wise general conquer the enemy whenever they move and ...
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It is essential to seek out enemy agents who have come to conduct espionage against you and to bribe...
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Of all those in the army close to the commander none is more intimate than the secret agent; of all ...
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Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, w...
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Victory usually goes to the army who has better trained officers and men.
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Hence the saying: If you know the enemy and you know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt;...
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Prohibit the taking of omens, and do away with superstitious doubts. Then, until death itself comes,...
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Quickness is the essence of the war.
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He will win who knows how to handle both superior and inferior forces.
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Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.
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Secret operations are essential in war; upon them the army relies to make its every move.
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He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot, will be victorious.
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If your opponent is of choleric temper, irritate him.
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Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point o...
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A good commander is benevolent and unconcerned with fame.
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Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.
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He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.
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It is only the enlightened ruler and the wise general who will use the highest intelligence of the a...
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For them to perceive the advantage of defeating the enemy, they must also have their rewards.
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The enlightened ruler is heedful, and the good general full of caution.
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The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for ...
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If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.
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If our soldiers are not overburdened with money, it is not because they have a distaste for riches; ...
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There has never been a protracted war from which a country has benefited.
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To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence.
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When envoys are sent with compliments in their mouths, it is a sign that the enemy wishes for a truc...
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If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near.
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He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.
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There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.
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I'm not a minister, I'm not a philosopher, I'm not a politician, I'm in another cate...
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It's such a tragedy that man endures in killing his brother and his own kind, putting him in jai...
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Bach and Beethoven, all of them, they had to write something to please the upper structure, those wi...
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The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our ow...
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In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy's country whole and inta...
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The art of war is of vital importance to the state. It is a matter of life and death, a road either ...
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The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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Balk the enemy's power; force him to reveal himself.
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For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enem...
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To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in br...
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