Who said "He who knows not when to yield, knows not when to conquer."?

This quote is attributed to Thomas Hardy.

He who knows not when to yield, knows not when to conquer. - Thomas Hardy

"He who knows not when to yield, knows not when to conquer."

Thomas Hardy Wisdom

Novelist Poet English 1840–1928

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