Whoever is the first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy will be fresh for the fight... Therefore the clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy... By holding out advantages to him, he can cause the enemy to approach of his own accord; or by inflicting damage, he can make it impossible for the enemy to draw near. ✨ Sun Tzu (2012). Sun Tzu's The Art of War: Bilingual Edition Complete Chinese and English Text, p.112, Tuttle Publishing
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