“夫未戰而廟算勝者，得算多也；未戰而廟算不勝者，得算少也。”

“夫未戰而廟算勝者，得算多也；未戰而廟算不勝者，得算少也。”

— Sun Tzu

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Title: Wikiquote: Sun Tzu
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The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses makes but few calculations beforehand.

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Tzu, Sun. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Sun Tzu. Wikiquote. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Sun_Tzu

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