Lionel Giles

“If words of command are not clear and distinct, if orders are not thoroughly understood, then the general is to blame.”

words of command are not clear and distinct, if orders are not thoroughly understood, then the general is to blame.”

you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.