“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.”
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All war is based on deception.
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.
There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.
In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy's country whole and intact to shatter and destroy it is not so good.