For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acm…

Sun Tzu
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For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill. ✨ Sun-tzu, Gerald A. Michaelson (2001). Sun Tzu: The Art of War for Managers; 50 Strategic Rules, p.59, Adams Media
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