Know yourself, know your enemy, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles.

Unified Japan, Tokugawa shogunate

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Context

A paraphrase of Sun Tzu's 'Art of War,' often attributed to Ieyasu as a guiding principle.

Date / Period

Early 17th century

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https://www.samurai-archives.com/quote.html

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