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“No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen; no general should fight a battle simply out of pique.”
Sun Tzu · The Art of War · Chapter 12: The Attack by Fire
Never fight from spite.
What it means

Anger as a motive wastes the force on a personal score; separate the mission from the emotion.

Use it todayCheck that the fight serves the mission, not a grudge.
Today’s questionAm I fighting from spleen rather than from purpose?
#discipline#emotion#purpose
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