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Euromutt

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Wed Nov-04-09 09:31 AM
Response to Reply #58

61. Sun Tzu, more or less

At the end of chapter 3 of The Art of War, he advises that:

So it is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you can win numerous battles without a single loss.
If you only know yourself, but not your opponent, you may win or may lose.
If you know neither yourself nor your enemy, you will always endanger yourself.

So Sun Tzu does advise to "know thine enemy," but cautions that it is equally important to know yourself.

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