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When your stat spread make you crabby
蟹は甲羅に似せて穴を掘る (Kani wa koura ni nisete ana wo horu; “A crab digs its hole to match its shell”) Definition: People think and act according to their personal circumstances and abilities. Just as a small crab will dig a small burrow … Continue reading
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Tagged appropriate, カニ, crab, 穴を掘る, 蟹, poetry, proportion, self-knowledge, Takuan Soho, 毛吹草, 沢庵宗彭, 澤庵宗彭
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Nosce te ipsum
彼を知り己を知れば百戦殆うからず (Kare wo shiri onore wo shireba hyakusen ayaukarazu; “When you know your opponent and yourself, you need not fear a hundred battles.”) Definition: If you know the strengths, weaknesses, and situation of yourself, your allies, and your foes, then … Continue reading
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Tagged 百戦, information, self-awareness, self-knowledge, Sun Tzu, The Art of War, 己を知る
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