“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.”
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Can you imagine what I would do if I could do all I can?
There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.
The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.
In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy's country whole and intact to shatter and destroy it is not so good.
