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Quotation from The Art of War by 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”
The Art of War, Ch. III.18 (Attack by Stratagem), trans. Lionel Giles (1910)
The chapter's closing maxim, linking self-knowledge and intelligence as the twin conditions of victory.
Citation: "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" — Sun Tzu, The Art of War, Ch. III.18 (Attack by Stratagem), trans. Lionel Giles (1910). (id the-art-of-war-q5)
Virtues: Prudence
Portrait: 吴司马孙武, Unknown author, Public domain.
