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The supreme excellence is not to win a hundred victories in a hundred battles. The supreme excellence is to subdue the armies of your enemies without even having to fight them.
The supreme excellence is not to win a hundred victories in a hundred battles. The supreme excellence is to subdue the armies of your enemies without even having to fight them.
Approximate author period: c. 544 BC · ancient
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- Sun Tzu
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- Approximate author period: c. 544 BC · ancient
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