“One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all.” 
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

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“What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease.” 
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

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“If quick, I survive.
If not quick, I am lost.
This is "death.” 
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War