You can know how to win through strategy with the long sword, but it cannot be clearly explained in writing. You must practise diligently in order to understand how to win.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Strategy cannot be fully explained in writing; it must be learned through diligent practice.
- In plain terms
- You cannot just read about winning; you must practice to understand it.
- What can you take from it?
- Practice is essential to understand strategy.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you learn only through doing?
- How do you practice your craft?
Another view
Some principles are difficult to convey even through practice.
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