Know Yourself and Your Adversary
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Key Takeaway: Know Yourself and Your Adversary.
Know Yourself and Your Adversary. The foundation of all strategy. This principle opens The Art of War and underpins Sun Tzu's entire system. It applies wherever information, positioning, and surprise determine outcomes -- not only in warfare. • The foundation of all strategy
As Sun Tzu wrote in The Art of War, the classic text of Chinese strategic thought, Know Yourself and Your Adversary.
— Oriens
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