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“Moor your craft higher up than the enemy, and facing the sun. Do not move up-stream to meet the enemy.”
Sun Tzu · The Art of War · Chapter 9: The Army on the March
Hold the upstream, sunny bank.
What it means

Control of the river means the better bank; never fight upstream against the current and the sun.

Use it todaySecure the upstream position before any waterborne contest.
Today’s questionAm I accepting the worse bank out of convenience?
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