Hostile armies may face each other for years, striving for the victory…

Sun Tzu
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Hostile armies may face each other for years, striving for the victory which is decided in a single day. This being so, to remain in ignorance of the enemy's condition simply because one grudges the outlay of a hundred ounces of silver in honors and emoluments, is the height of inhumanity. ✨ The Art of War (6th century b.c.).
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