No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify...

No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen; no general should fight a battle simply out of pique. If it is to your advantage, make a forward move; if not, stay where you are. Anger may in time change to gladness; vexation may be succeeded by content. But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life.

Sun Tzu Quote About War, Moving, Fighting: No Ruler Should Put Troops...

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