An army may be likened to water, for just as flowing water avoids the …

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An army may be likened to water, for just as flowing water avoids the heights and hastens to the lowlands, so an army avoids strength and strikes weakness. ✨ Sun Tzu, Shang Yang (1997). The Art of War, p.33, Wordsworth Editions
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An army may be likened to water, for just as flowing water avoids the heights and hastens to the lowlands, so an army avoids strength and strikes weakness. ✨ Sun Tzu, Shang Yang (1997). The Art of War, p.33, Wordsworth Editions

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