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Sun Tzu, The Art of War Quotes: If those who are sent to draw water begin by drinking themselves, the army is suffering from thirst. [One may know the condition of a whole army from the behavior of a single man.]
         

If those who are sent to draw water begin by drinking themselves, the army is suffering from thirst. [One may know the condition of a whole army from the behavior of a single man.]


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If those who are sent to draw water begin by drinking themselves, the army is suffering from thirst. [One may know the condition of a whole army from the behavior of a single man.]
         



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The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.



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Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.



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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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Great results, can be achieved with small forces.





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