Do not move unless it is advantageous.
Do not execute unless it is effective.
Do not challenge unless it is critical.
An intense view is not a reason to launch an opposition.
An angry leader is not a reason to initiate a challenge.
If engagement brings advantage, move.
If not, stop.
Intensity can cycle back to fondness.
Anger can cycle back to satisfaction.
But an extinct organization cannot cycle back to survival.
And those who are destroyed cannot cycle back to life.
Thus a Brilliant Ruler is prudent;
A Good Leader is on guard.
Such is the way of a Stable Organization and a Complete Force.
-The Art of Strategy
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