>>46725042Those are not the most simplest metaphors, but they are still very clear. Though, I may lack context.
The first one tells us that one can win a battle, but suffer a great loss in the big picture and vice versa. Furthermore, it's not always clear what will be the end result of your actions.
The second part is about battle outcomes. One might think that the set of all possible outcomes of a battle consists of two elements (a win and a lose), just like a coin flip. When in reality outcome of a battle is much more complex than that, it may entail countless of different consequences.
