The best method to win war — in general not to conduct it. The best method to break up the army of enemy is to save it in safety. The best method to destroy an enemy is to do his a friend. While an enemy living — it is not late to specify him a way. Having way can not be an enemy. Ways do not intersect. Authentic friendship is friendship of be single, having the way. Such friends never vie and does not betray each other. However can vie great artist with a great glass-blower, or who there yet. But ability to specify other a way — the thinnest from arts! It can be a large purpose. So it is difficult. The greatest from arts! If it is not succeeded to specify a way, do an opponent a friend, it is necessary to prang his plans. To change his pictures of possible consequences of war. That he gave up an idea about it! If it will not be succeeded to break up projects, it is necessary to break up his unions, seeing that allies abandon him, that he made a mistake, he even if would not give up intention, then will set aside his execution to getting a clear idea of of situation. If war is inevitable, it is needed to carry an anxiety on the army of opponent. Skilful on military business loves an enemy and cares of him.

Falling mill millstone

The most junior receiving son in a quiverful always honoured elders. Impeccably executed the son debt and duties of most junior. Often put him in an example, that irritated him brothers. Often they had a desire to beat him, but quality mixed one of him. When his help was indeed required, he was here as here. But when wanted him to beat — in any way could not search on all house, while malice not . By it he took the senior brothers the quality to exhaustion, and they decided to ruin him.

They ordered him to dig a deep well in a court. And provided a heavy mill millstone. When a well became deep enough, and he was dug on a bottom, they drove a millstone and whipped off downward.

But the point is that constantly seeing to the senior brothers he so well studied them, that when a well dug, he dug through a little fossula sideways. And when a millstone flew downward, he was hidden there. Brothers on gladnesses, that cut with the living, bothering standard of observance of debt, had a drink superfluous. When on a next morning when for them a head from the had a drink wine, he was here as here with the jug of cold water and towel.

Slava of him, exemplary executing a son debt, was so great, that habitants did him the prince. By the way, he sued for abolition of torture a copper pole.

Who sincerely loves the enemy and cares of him, knows him and does itself invincible.

It is impossible scienter to win over any opponent, but it is possible to do itself invincible.

Rotin an enemy a road to life.

Governmental troops surrounded the gang of robbers in mountains. Robbers were much, they are well armed, and they had enough food. Governmental troops carried severe losses, but nothing could getting on. Then appealed to one very old war-lord after advice.

He inquired surroundings for character, made sure, that there and a mouse will not get through, and said:

— Certainly, they will resist to the last. you took from them a road to life. Nothing remains them, how to stand to death! Rotin an enemy a road to life! Open slightly by chance a passage-way in an imperceptible place. Them much and they are different. It am and repenting, and by force taken away in a gang. It am and simply cowards. They will begin to run. And one postal official will be enough, to tie them all!

Did so. Robbers were grasped, delivered in the capital and executed.