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Fear no more the heat o the sun, nor the furious winter's rages. Thou thy worldly task hast done, home art gone and taken thy wages.
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The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.
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The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses makes but few calculations beforehand.
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A leaf fluttered in through the window this morning, as if supported by the rays of the sun, a bird settled on the fire escape, joy in the task of coffee, joy accompanied me as I walked…
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A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, 'darkness' on the walls of his cell.
The problem of pain p. 41 -
A man willing to work, and unable to find work, is perhaps the saddest sight that fortune's inequality exhibits under this sun.
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All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.
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Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.
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Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.
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If our soldiers are not overburdened with money, it is not because they have a distaste for riches; if their lives are not unduly long, it is not because they are disinclined to longevity.
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If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.
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If you wish to know the divine, feel the wind on your face and the warm sun on your hand.
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O divine art of subtlety and secrecy! Through you we learn to be invisible, through you inaudible and hence we can hold the enemy's fate in our hands.
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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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The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim.
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The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
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Therefore the skilful leader subdues the enemy's troops without any fighting; he captures their cities without laying siege to them; he overthrows their kingdom without lengthy operations in the field.
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When envoys are sent with compliments in their mouths, it is a sign that the enemy wishes for a truce.
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