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Wednesday, 1 December 2021

QUOTES: SUN-TZU

 

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

Posted by Don on December 01, 2021
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