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“It is a military axiom not to advance uphill against the enemy, nor to oppose him when he comes downhill.”
Sun Tzu · The Art of War · Chapter 7: Maneuvering
Never fight up the slope.
What it means

Do not take the unfavorable gradient; let the opponent come to you on the low ground.

Use it todayRefuse the uphill fight; make them come down to you.
Today’s questionAm I attacking uphill when I could let them come down?
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