Therefore the good fighter will be terrible in his onset, and prompt i…

Sun Tzu
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Therefore the good fighter will be terrible in his onset, and prompt in his decision. ✨ Lionel Giles', Sun Tzu (1910). Sun Tzu's Art of War - Illustrated & Translated for Modern Readers, p.15, SJ Creations Tokyo
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Therefore the good fighter will be terrible in his onset, and prompt in his decision. ✨ Lionel Giles', Sun Tzu (1910). Sun Tzu's Art of War - Illustrated & Translated for Modern Readers, p.15, SJ Creations Tokyo

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