翻译：贤明的君主和将领，之所以一出兵就可以战胜敌人，成就的功业超过一般人，是因为他们能事先探明敌情。事先探明敌情，不能使用占卜的手段获取，不可用类比的方法获取，也不可推验日月星辰运行来获取。一定要取之于人，取之于了解敌情的人。

我不需要任何人的认可。

The competent programmer is fully aware of the strictly limited size of his own skull; therefore he approaches the programming task in full humility, and among other things he avoids clever tricks like the plague.

I would like to make it clear, in parenthesis, that I do not blame my parents for their point of view. There is an expiry date on blaming your parents for steering you in the wrong direction; the moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you.