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[Literally, "do not tell them words;" i.e. do not give your

reasons for any order. Lord Mansfield once told a junior

colleague to "give no reasons" for his decisions, and the maxim

is even more applicable to a general than to a judge.]

When the outlook is bright, bring it before their eyes; but tell

them nothing when the situation is gloomy.

58. Place your army in deadly peril, and it will survive; plunge

it into desperate straits, and it will come off in safety.