To know in war how to recognize an opportunity and seize it is better than anything else. — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
Few men are brave by nature, but good discipline and experience make many so. — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
The whole art of war consists in getting at what is on the other side of the hill. — Duke of Wellington Copy Share Image
Without subtle ingenuity of mind, one cannot make certain of the truth of their reports. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
He who exercises no forethought but makes light of his opponents is sure to be captured by them. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Ground which can be abandoned but is hard to re-occupy is called entangling. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Whoever is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy, will be fresh for the fight; whoever is second… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
When orders are consistently trustworthy and observed, the relationship of a commander with his troops is satisfactory. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Rapidity is the essence of war: take advantage of the enemy's unreadiness, make your way by unexpected routes, and attack unguarded spots. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Never lead your soldiers to battle if you have not first confirmed their spirit and known them to be without fear and… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
Nothing is harder to see into thanpeoples nature. The sage looks at subtle phenomena and listens tosmall voices. This harmonizes the outside… — Zhuge Liang Copy Share Image
In all fighting, the direct method may be used for joining battle, but indirect methods will be needed in order to secure… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Violence must be inflicted once for all; people will then forget what it tastes like and so be less resentful. Benefits must… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
From the neck up is where you win or lose the battle. It's the art of war. You have to lock yourself… — Anthony Joshua Copy Share Image
A prince being thus obliged to know well how to act as a beast must imitate the fox and the lion, for… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
The art of using troops is this: …When ten to the enemy's one, surround him; …When five times his strength, attack him;… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
If we do not wish to fight, we can prevent the enemy from engaging us even though the lines of our encampment… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong and to strike at what is weak. Water shapes its course… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
When the higher officers are angry and insubordinate, and on meeting the enemy give battle on their own account from a feeling… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“The young man rushed toward them. “Stand and fight!” he was shouting. “Is running away the Yoshioka version of the Art of… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share Image
Still, a prince should make himself feared in such a way that if he does not gain love, he at any rate… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
In the armies, and among every ten men, there must be one of more life, of more heart, or at least of… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
Know yourself and you will win all battles. Move swift as the Wind and closely-formed as the Wood. Attack like the Fire… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Knowing how to fight made men more bold, because no one fears doing what it seems to him he has learned to… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
Read over and over again the campaigns of Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, Gustavus, Turenne, Eugene and Frederic. ... This is the only way… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
He who knows things, and in fighting puts his knowledge into practice, will win his battles. He who knows them not, nor… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
If we know that the enemy is open to attack, but are unaware that our own men are not in a condition… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
What enables the wise sovereign and the good general to strike and conquer, and achieve things beyond the reach of ordinary men,… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win” ―… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Factors in the art of warfare are: First, calculations; second, quantities; third, logistics; fourth, the balance of power; and fifth, the possibility… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Strategy is the most important department of the art of war, and strategical skill is the highest and rarest function of military… — George Stillman Hillard Copy Share Image
Therefore the skillful leader subdues the enemy's troops without any fighting; he captures their cities without laying siege to them; he overthrows… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
It is bias to think that the art of war is just for killing people. It is not to kill people, it… — Yagyu Munenori Copy Share Image
When the position is such that neither side will gain by making the first move, it is called temporising ground. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Good generals select intelligent officers, thoughtful advisors, and brave subordinates. They oversee their troops like a fierce tiger with wings. — Zhuge Liang Copy Share Image
As water shapes its flow in accordance with the ground, so an army manages its victory in accordance with the situation of… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
With regard to precipitous heights, if you are beforehand with your adversary, you should occupy the raised and sunny spots, and there… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
