"Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat."
"The General who in advancing does not seek personal fame, and in withdrawing is not concerned with avoiding punishment, but whose only purpose is to protect the people and promote the best interests of his sovereign, is the precious jewel of the state."
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Source: Sun Tzu (2005). “The Art of War”, p.92, Shambhala Publications
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