Select your adversaries with care. Never underestimate the ability of an
adversary to cause you grief in the future. People will revenge
themselves for small offenses as much as for large ones. Choose your
fights carefully, even with existing adversaries. Don’t get into a
fight unless it is worth it. Don’t get into a fight unless you can win
it. If you can get a similar result without a fight, do it. You cannot
benefit from a needless fight. Fights are costly propositions even when
won. If it is worth a fight, it is worth winning. There is no fight
that you can be certain you will win, no matter how disadvantaged your
opponent. Don’t skimp and don’t lose. If there was a valid reason to
begin the fight, it is unlikely that there exists a cost effective way
to lose it.
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