This maxim from Sun Tzu's The Art of War stands out to me more than any other maxim in the story. In most circumstances, if something works, you stick to it. For example: if studying with flashcards helps a student get an A on their test, they will always study with flashcards. This is not the case with an army at war. If a specific strategy leads an army to a victory, they cannot use that strategy again because their enemy will expect it. If an army decides to attack their enemy at night and that leads them to success, they can never attack at night again because their enemy will be on higher guard at night from that point on. An army has to use different strategies at every battle if they want to win.
I added this picture to my blog because it says "Be Original" which is what a good army has to do if they want to continuously win battles. They have to think of original tactics so the enemy cannot predict their moves.
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