Absence of weapon is failing, weakness. But absence of weapon is advantage, as releases other from fear of his application. Causes a trust on which it is possible to lean.

Null information is failing. But null information and advantage, because gives a man a right on ignorance anything, right on inaction in this direction, freeing his time for an action in other, more necessary for him direction.

Absence of property is failing. But absence of property and advantage, because guards forces and facilities on his guard, guards a man from stranger insincerity, flattery, depends to the ill-will, does him more mobile, and sometimes and more spiritual.

There is not such failing which can not be turned in advantage.

Being in a benefit, think about a calamity. Before to inflict blow on an opponent, think, what harm he can inflict on you. These meditations can appear useful and to stop from an irreflective blow. In fact and an opponent will not be inactive. If not to imagine all possible harm which he can bring, there is nothing to think to consider itself ready to the battle or unfriendship.

Benefit, a stay in it does a man unconcerned and presumptuous. He and does not notice, as loses time and risks to fall behind. Or to become on an unconcern by the victim of insidious enemy.

A prince, getting tired by the raids of barbarian tribes, led on them an army and raided them without large labour, Frightened, they acknowledged itself won, promised in future always to arrive in friendship and as a token of reconciliation endowed a prince and his close rich gifts and arranged a rich feast for winners. Which after — tied, who killed, who turned in slaves, from a prince took off a skin. Clearly, that a duchess did not wait till the clever, strong, great, but careless husband. Logic of fight, impossible on the square, deprives the opponent of kindness, magnanimity, decency, if he had such before.

Stopping an opponent from treachery is possible a not trust, but foresight. A trustfulness to the opponent is clothes for laziness of idea, desire to have breathing space.

Not always it is possible to win, but to do itself invincible it is possible always.

Manage civil methods, and demand obedience by soldiery. To follow hard and empty means to know, who is at war with you, and who it is not. Ot who to wait deception, who it is not from.

But here misfortune. There is not such enemy with which it would be necessary to wage war at any time and on all questions. If your enemy is a man, there is a great deal, that you with him connects and does enmity obviously unprofitable for both sides. An unwillingness to see in an opponent human is clothes for laziness of idea and desire to have breathing space.

In fact you manage the whole world. Maybe — not always well. Your enemies are your inferiors, kicking over the traces. That is why only you apply soldiery methods to them. Your inferiors, kicking over the traces, are your enemies.

That is obedience and going beyond him? Or and really the whole world is under an obligation to obey you? Povinovat'sya— means not to cheat. To cheat — means to disobey. When a doctor determines you medicine, and you promise him to use, although sure that will not do it — you disobey a doctor. Why you acted so? Not to distress a doctor and accord respect him because of his professional knowledges. If after, after some time, a doctor will take interest your health, explaining it a desire to make sure in efficiency of medicine with the purpose of his further recommendation people — you will get up before a choice. Or to confess that you medications did not apply, or to continue a lie.