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“The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy’s not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable.”
— Sun Tzu, Military Strategist
「故用兵之法，無恃其不來，恃吾有以待也﹔無恃其不攻，恃吾有所不可攻也。」– 孫子 (兵法家)
- rely (v.) 依賴，依靠。例：The organization relies on your leadership. (這個組織依賴你的領導。) likelihood (n.) 可能性。例：There is little likelihood of his getting the job. (他得到那工作的機會不高。) readiness (n.) 準備；ready (adj.)。unassailable (adj.) 無懈可擊的。
- 孫子 (535 BC – ??) 出生於春秋末年齊國，因不堪爭戰頻繁而南下吳國，務農為業，並在此時完成曠世巨著《孫子兵法》，後來被伍子胥引薦吳王闔閭，攻滅強楚一戰成名，後來又助闔閭之子夫差治國練兵，助其大敗越王勾踐，晚年退隱江湖。
- 解讀：在問題還沒發生前就準備好，防患於未來，而不是在問題發生時，像消防隊般疲於補救。
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