Quotation by Sun-Zi

Something recently I read from Sun-Zi‘s the Art of War:

夫兵久而國利者未之有也
故不盡知用兵之害者
則不能盡知用兵之利也

“There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare. It is only one who is thoroughly acquainted with the evils of war that can thoroughly understand the profitable way of carrying it on.”

No particular reason for posting this, just felt like it was a good quotation.