Rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own r…

Sun Tzu
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Rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him ✨ Sun, Tzu (2015). The Art of War, p.103, Aegitas
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