... Sensou suru nara...

[hyuga_neji]

"Know thy enemy and know thyself, find naught in fear for 100 battles. Know thyself but not thy enemy, find level of loss and victory. Know thy enemy but not thyself, wallow in defeat every time."
-- Sun TzuSun Tzu is right in many aspects, which is why I have read every single line within his book, "The Art of War." To know one's enemy and to

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[konohamaru_kun]

~blinks @ quote~

Know thyself...but not thy enemy, find level of loss and victory...?

Huh? Huuuuh?

Both?

[hyuga_neji]

Well, with that line, it means that if you know yourself, but don't know a thing about your enemy, it means that you'll find "level", or possibly equal parts of loss and victory, depending on the situations.

Basically, it can go either way because you don't have any information about your enemy, but you know what you're capable of. If you're rather more capable than your opponent, then you'll probably be the victor. Now, on the other side of the coin...

If you aren't as strong, or don't have a strategy or tactic that you can use against a stronger opponent and maximize out of a certain weakness, it means that you'll most likely lose.

See how when you think about it, Sun Tzu's line actually makes sense? I guess you just have to stop and think about it for a moment. I've been studying him for a long time, so it just comes a bit more easier for me - well, to explain, anyohow.

So, do you understand now, Konohamaru?

[konohamaru_kun]

IIII..think so.

Hmm, cool.