Hence a wise general makes a point of foraging on the enemy. One cartload of the enemy's provisions is equivalent to twenty of one's own, and likewise a single picul of his provender is equivalent to twenty from one's own store.Go here to read the introductory post to the verses of The Art of War.
~ from The Art of War, Giles translation ~
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