“故敵逸能勞之，飽能飢之，安能動之。出其所不趨，趨其所不意。”

“故敵逸能勞之，飽能飢之，安能動之。出其所不趨，趨其所不意。”

— Sun Tzu

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Title: Wikiquote: Sun Tzu
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Context

When the enemy is at ease, be able to weary him; when well fed, to starve him; when at rest, to make him move. Appear at places to which he must hasten; move swiftly where he does not expect you.

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Tzu, Sun. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Sun Tzu. Wikiquote. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Sun_Tzu

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