"It is the rule in war, if our forces are ten to the enemy's one, to surround him; if five to one, to attack him; if twice as numerous, to divide our army into two."

Strategy, War, Battle, Tactics

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"It is the rule in war, if our forces are ten to the enemy's one, to surround him; if five to one, to attack him; if twice as numerous, to divide our army into two."

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"Fish rule the waters, but can be caught using worms. Birds rule the air, but can be caught using grain."

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"As important as it is to work very hard on your dream, it is even more important to ensure that you are working with the right plan."

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"Giving tithes alone is not enough for financial prosperity."

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"When you know your enemy is invincible,run and hide, or may do business with him."

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"That was an important rule of any game: always make it easy for people to give you money."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

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"Stay in the center, and you will be ready to move in any direction."

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"A vision should be attainable subject to current times and its ability to adapt to changing times."

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"Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day."

Success

"If soldiers are punished before they have grown attached to you, they will not prove submissive;and, unless submissive, then will be practically useless. If, when the soldiers have become attachedto you, punishments are not enforced, they will still be unless."

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"If you do not take opportunity to advance and reward the deserving, your subordinates will not carry out your commands, and disaster will ensue."

Leadership

"The rising of birds in their flight is the sign of an ambuscade. Startled beasts indicate that a sudden attack is coming."

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"If equally matched, we can offer battle; if slightly inferior in numbers, we can avoid the enemy; if quite unequal in every way, we can flee from him. Though an obstinate fight may be made by a small force, in the end it must be captured by the larger force."

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"To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill."

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"So long as victory can be attained, stupid haste is preferable to clever dilatoriness."

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"It is better to recapture an army entire than to destroy it, to capture a regiment, a detachment or a company entire than to destroy them."

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"If there is disturbance in the camp, the general's authority is weak."

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"There are not more than five musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever be heard. There are not more than five primary colours, yet in combinationthey produce more hues than can ever been seen.There are not more than five cardinal tastes, yet combinations ofthem yield more flavours than can ever be tasted."

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