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“When one force is hurled against another ten times its size, the result will be the flight of the former.”
Sun Tzu · The Art of War · Chapter 10: Terrain
Never pitch weakness at strength.
What it means

Throwing a small force at a huge one guarantees rout; match the engagement to the ratio.

Use it todayStop committing a weak effort against overwhelming strength.
Today’s questionAm I hurling a small force against a ten-times larger one?
#ratio#mismatch#discretion
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