An idea from The Art of War

5 faults ruin a general: recklessness, cowardice, a temper that insults can set off, a touchy sense of honour, and too much worry for his men. When an army is beaten and its leader killed, the cause lies among these 5.

From The Art of War by Sun Tzu

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