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The Art of War

Sun Tzu

Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

This is strategy in a nutshell: hit an opponent where they haven't prepared, and show up from a direction they never expected. Surprise is treated as an advantage in itself, since a defence built for one place fails against another.

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