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IV. 形篇

  1. 孫子曰昔之善戰者先爲不可勝以待敵之可勝
  2. 不可勝在己可勝在敵

IV. Tactical dispositions.

1. Sun Tzu said: The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.

2. To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.

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