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Sun Tzu：Know the Enemy and Yourself (Giles)
Sun Tzu《The Art of War》· Chapter III, 18 · Decision · Leadership · History
If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.
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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/132
Locator：Project Gutenberg #132, Chapter III, 18 · Verified：2026-10-19 · Verification：Public-domain translation
Reading
Giles' translation of the classic formula: know both sides and a hundred battles hold no danger.
Context
Lionel Giles' 1910 translation, chapter III, section 18.
Today's question
What was your last judgment error caused by not knowing the other side?
Giles 英译，公版；中文原文见 sunzi-mougong。
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