“"Recognise and acknowledge your mistake, but never admit your mistake."”

—  Cao Cao

Statement to one of his advisors when he realised that Cao Cao made a mistake. Source: Romance of the Three Kingdoms. An adaptation of the Sanguo Zhi new 2010.
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「知错改错，不认错。」

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