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All warfare is based on deception

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All warfare is based on deception

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A leader leads by example, not by force

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A leader leads by example, not by force

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It is more important to out think your enemy, than to out fight him

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It is more important to out think your enemy, than to out fight him

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Opportunities multiply as they are seized

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Opportunities multiply as they are seized

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Victory comes from finding opportunities in problems

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Victory comes from finding opportunities in problems

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If a battle cannot be won do not fight it

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If a battle cannot be won do not fight it

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In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity

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In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity

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Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak

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Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak

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The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting

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The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting

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If the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things

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If the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things

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To know your enemy, you must become your enemy

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To know your enemy, you must become your enemy

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Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer

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Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer

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Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust

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Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust

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Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat

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Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat

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Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt

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Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt

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Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons. And they will follow you into the deepest valley

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Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons. And they will follow you into the deepest valle

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

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

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Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win

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Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win

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If the enemy opens the door, you must race in

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If the enemy opens the door, you must race in

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The line between disorder and order lies in logistics

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The line between disorder and order lies in logistics

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First learn to become invincible, then wait for your enemy’s moment of vulnerability

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First learn to become invincible, then wait for your enemy’s moment of vulnerability

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The King is only fond of words and cannot carry them into deeds

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The King is only fond of words and cannot carry them into deeds

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The consummate leader cultivates the moral law, and strictly adheres to method and discipline, thus it is in his power to control success

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The consummate leader cultivates the moral law, and strictly adheres to method and discipline, thus it is in his power to control success

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If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle

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If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle

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Build your enemy a golden bridge and he will gladly cross it

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Build your enemy a golden bridge and he will gladly cross it

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You have to believe in yourself

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You have to believe in yourself

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When the leader is morally weak and his discipline not strict, when his instructions and guidance are not enlightened, when there are no consistent rules, neighboring rulers will take advantage of this

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When the leader is morally weak and his discipline not strict, when his instructions and guidance are not enlightened, when there are no consistent rules, neighboring rulers will take advantage of this

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The Nail that sticks up gets hammered first

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The Nail that sticks up gets hammered first

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“Any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction, I served in the United States Navy,”

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President John F. Kennedy

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One who continually reexamines himself and corrects his faults will grow

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One who continually reexamines himself and corrects his faults will grow

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Form is emptiness, emptiness is form, one should not think of these two as separate things

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Form is emptiness, emptiness is form, one should not think of these two as separate things

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I am not the way only the way to the way

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I am not the way only the way to the way

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Truth is not what you want it to be; it is what it is, and you must bend to its power or live a lie

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Truth is not what you want it to be; it is what it is, and you must bend to its power or live a lie

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Perceive that which cannot be seen with the eye

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Perceive that which cannot be seen with the eye

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It may seem difficult at first, but everything is difficult at first

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It may seem difficult at first, but everything is difficult at first

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To climb Mount Fuji you must first find a path

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To climb Mount Fuji you must first find a path

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Moral decisions do not come in shades of gray, only right and wrong

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Moral decisions do not come in shades of gray, only right and wrong

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Respect and caution replace fear

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Respect and caution replace fear

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A samurai has no reason to be cruel, and no need to prove his strength

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A samurai has no reason to be cruel, and no need to prove his strength

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Courtesy distinguishes a samurai from an animal, and reveals one’s true strength

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Courtesy distinguishes a samurai from an animal, and reveals one’s true strength

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The decisions he makes and how he carries them out are a reflection of his true nature

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The decisions he makes and how he carries them out are a reflection of his true nature

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He need not make promises; speaking and doing are as if the same

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He need not make promises; speaking and doing are as if the same

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The perfect blossom is a rare thing. You could spend your life looking for one, and it would not be a wasted life

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The perfect blossom is a rare thing. You could spend your life looking for one, and it would not be a wasted life

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There is nothing outside of yourself that can ever enable you to get better-stronger-richer-smarter, everything is within, and everything exists. Seek nothing outside of yourself

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There is nothing outside of yourself that can ever enable you to get better-stronger-richer-smarter, everything is within, and everything exists. Seek nothing outside of yourself

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Think lightly of yourself and think deeply of the world

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Think lightly of yourself and think deeply of the world

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Resentment and complaint are appropriate neither for oneself or others

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Resentment and complaint are appropriate neither for oneself or others

47
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Respect Buddha and the Gods without counting on their help

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Respect Buddha and the Gods without counting on their help

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You may abandon your own body but you must preserve your honor

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You may abandon your own body but you must preserve your honor

49
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You can only fight the way you practice

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You can only fight the way you practice

50
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There is more than one path to the top of the mountain

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There is more than one path to the top of the mountain

51
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In strategy you must know the ways of other schools

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In strategy you must know the ways of other schools

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From one thing know ten thousand things

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From one thing know ten thousand things

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When one thing becomes two this is not a good thing

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When one thing becomes two this is not a good thing

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Holding on to anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die

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Holding on to anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die

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You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger

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You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger

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Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts

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Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts

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Two great warriors, Time and Patience

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Two great warriors, Time and Patience

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A man said to the Buddha, “I want Happiness.” Buddha said, first remove “I”, that’s ego, then remove “want”, that’s desire

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A man said to the Buddha, “I want Happiness.” Buddha said, first remove “I”, that’s ego, then remove “want”, that’s desire

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A little learning is a dangerous thing drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring: there shallow droughts intoxicate the brain and drinking largely sobers us again

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A little learning is a dangerous thing drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring: there shallow droughts intoxicate the brain and drinking largely sobers us again

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