If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.
知彼知己、百戦不殆。
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A 5th-century BCE Chinese military theorist whose
A 5th-century BCE Chinese military theorist whose treatise 'The Art of War' remains the most influential work on strategy ever written. His principles of deception, intelligence, and winning without fighting transcend warfare and have been adopted across business, diplomacy, and competitive strategy worldwide.
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