“He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.”
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Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death.
The enlightened ruler is heedful, and the good general full of caution.
The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.
There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.