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Quotation from The Art of War by Sun Tzu
“Knowledge of the enemy’s dispositions can only be obtained from other men”
The Art of War, Ch. XIII.6 (The Use of Spies), trans. Lionel Giles (1910)
After rejecting spirits, analogy and calculation as sources of foreknowledge, Sun Tzu turns to human intelligence.
Citation: "Knowledge of the enemy’s dispositions can only be obtained from other men" — Sun Tzu, The Art of War, Ch. XIII.6 (The Use of Spies), trans. Lionel Giles (1910). (id the-art-of-war-q13)
Portrait: 吴司马孙武, Unknown author, Public domain.
