Mad admiral

Once there was a mad admiral who said:
Open a café in your enemy’s town!
If he refuses
Establish a theatre there instead
If he denies you this much
Invite him to your home
Watch his plays carefully
Observe his lips while he speaks
If you are a sharing creature
Then it cannot matter
Whether you take tea in your enemy’s house
Or he takes tea in yours
Neither will it be important
Who forgives whom first
This is the substance of victory.