If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend …

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If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. ✨ Sun Tzu (2016). The Art of War, p.7, Xist Publishing
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