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Sun Tzu

If our soldiers are not overburdened with money, it is not because they have a distaste for riches if their lives are not unduly long, it is not because they are disinclined to longevity.

Sun Tzu

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Sun Tzu is saying that soldiers do not avoid wealth or long life because they dislike money or fear living too long. Instead, their lack of riches or short lives result from other circumstances beyond their personal desires.

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