知彼知己,百戰不殆;不知彼而知己,一勝一負;不知彼,不知己,每戰必敗。

孫子

"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. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle."

Unless noted otherwise, all quotations of classical texts and accompanying translations come from the Chinese Text Project

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