

“If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.”
― The Art of War
― The Art of War

“The skillful tactician may be likened to the shuai-jan. Now the shuai-jan is a snake that is found in the Ch'ang mountains. Strike at its head, and you will be attacked by its tail; strike at its tail, and you will be attacked by its head; strike at its middle, and you will be attacked by head and tail both.”
― The Art of War
― The Art of War

“When the rich wage war it's the poor who die.”
― Le diable et le bon dieu
― Le diable et le bon dieu

“Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.”
― The Art of War
― The Art of War

“He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.”
― The Art of War
― The Art of War
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