The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility o…

Sun Tzu
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The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy. ✨ Lionel Giles', Sun Tzu (1910). Sun Tzu's Art of War - Illustrated & Translated for Modern Readers, p.12, SJ Creations Tokyo
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The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy. ✨ Lionel Giles', Sun Tzu (1910). Sun Tzu's Art of War - Illustrated & Translated for Modern Readers, p.12, SJ Creations Tokyo

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