Know your enemy, know his sword.


Miyamoto Musashi

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There's not much you need to know about the world. Except how to use a sword and trust very few.
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SUN MYUNG MOON
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SUN TZU
If you have an enemy, then learn and know your enemy, don't just be mad at him or her.
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When you know your enemy is invincible,
run and hide, or may do business with him.
TOBA BETA
Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.
SUN TZU
Secrecy is the enemy of efficiency, but don't let anyone know it.
RIC OCASEK
You will never lose a battle if you know your own situation as well as that of the enemy.
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SUN TZU
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LYNN KURLAND
If it looks like shit, smells like shit, mail it to your enemy... he'll know what to do with it.
DOUG HORTON
It is good to know one's enemy.
It is better to know one's self.
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GERMANY KENT
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Tell nothing to thy friend which thy enemy may not know
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Leaders of the enemy should know that they personally are targets.
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They know no country, own no lord, Their home the camp, their law the sword.
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You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not - silence is the sharper sword.
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If you're confused about what to do,
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The weather was bad. We don't know of any enemy action. The investigation continues,
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I don't know a greater advantage, than to appreciate the worth of an enemy.
JOHANN VON GOETHE
I don't know a greater advantage, than to appreciate the worth of an enemy.
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