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

“Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will.” 

“If his forces are united, separate them.” 

“Never venture, never win!” 

“Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.” 

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt; if you know Heaven and know Earth, you may make your victory complete.” 

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

“Rouse him, and learn the principle of his activity or inactivity. Force him to reveal himself, so as to find out his vulnerable spots.” 

“One may know how to conquer without being able to do it. ” 

“Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.” 

“If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.” 

“know yourself and you will win all battles” 

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

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

“There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.” 

“Engage people with what they expect; it is what they are able to discern and confirms their projections. It settles them into predictable patterns of response, occupying their minds while you wait for the extraordinary moment — that which they cannot anticipate.” 

“The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.” 

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

“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.” 

“In an age of artificial intelligence, too many of our schools and colleges are producing artificial stupidity.” 

“The purpose of education is to give the student the intellectual tools to analyze, whether verbally or numerically, and to reach conclusions based on logic and evidence.” 

“To be sensitive, as ideologically defined, requires that one not merely accept but “affirm” other people’s way of life or even “celebrate” diversity in general. Like other demands for “sensitivity,” this demand offers no reason—unless fear of being disapproved, denounced, or harassed is a reason.” 

“The initial wealth of a group and its time of arrival are obviously important, as many wealthy “old families ” show, but the Jews arrived late and penniless in the nineteenth century and are now more affluent than any other ethnic group.”