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The Art of War (1521)
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No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.
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And above all you ought to guard against leading an army to fight which is afraid or which is not confident of victory. For the greatest sign of an impending loss is when one does not believe one can win.
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I believe that it is possible for one to praise, without concern, any man after he is dead since every reason and supervision for adulation is lacking.
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I like too many things and get all confused and hung-up running from one falling star to another till I drop. This is the night, what it does to you. I had nothing to offer anybody except my own confusion.
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Born:
May 3, 1469
Died:
June 21, 1527
(aged 58)
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