"One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all."

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"One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all."

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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 own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable."

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"But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being, nor can the dead ever be brought back to life."

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"Understand both yourself and your enemy, and you shall always emerge victorious."

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