Art of war Quotes

Do not press an enemy at bay.

— Sun Tzu

Be where your enemy is not.

— Sun Tzu

“Deception is the art of war.”

— James Patterson

In war, practice dissimulation and you will succeed.

— Sun Tzu

Wheels of justice grind slow but grind fine

— Sun Tzu

“Be selective in your battles...”

— Brandi L. Bates

In war, discipline can do more than fury.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Victory is the main object in war.

— Sun Tzu

Don't flail against the world, use it. Flexibility is the operative principle in the art of war.

— Sun Tzu

You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

When the soldiers stand leaning on their spears, they are faint from want of food.

— Sun Tzu

The expert in battle seeks his victory from strategic advantage and does not demand it from his men.

— Sun Tzu

Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him.

— Sun Tzu

“The art of chess is akin to the art of war itself; full of strategy and cunning, yet clever placements.”

— Jennifer Megan Varnadore

There is nothing as likely to succeed as what the enemy believes you cannot attempt.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Take a seat, I'm undefeated in this art of war. Rest in peace to the pussies, it's time to Scar some more.

— Rick Ross

Ponder and deliberate before you make your move. He will conquer who has learned the artifice of deviation. Such is the art…

— Sun Tzu

No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen; no general should fight a battle simply out…

— Sun Tzu

He must be able to mystify his officers and men by false reports and appearances, and thus keep them in total ignorance.

— Sun Tzu

Every one sees what you appear to be, few really know what you are, and those few dare not oppose themselves to…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Now this foreknowledge cannot be elicited from spirits; it cannot be obtained inductively from experience, nor by any deductive calculation.

— Sun Tzu

Bring war material with you from home, but forage on the enemy... use the conquered foe to augment one's own strength.

— Sun Tzu

Fighting with a large army under your command is nowise different from fighting with a small one: it is merely a question…

— Sun Tzu

The greatest change in corporate culture - and the way business is being conducted - may be the accelerated growth of relationships…

— Peter Drucker

Fighting isn't all there is to the Art of War. The men who think that way, and are satisfied to have food…

— Eiji Yoshikawa

It may be observed, that provinces amid the vicissitudes to which they are subject, pass from order into confusion, and afterward recur…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

If you only notice human proceedings, you may observe that all who attain great power and riches, make use of either force…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Sometimes it has been of great moment while the fight is going on, to disseminate words that pronounce the enemies' captain to…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Could the peaceable principle of the Quakers be universally established, arms and the art of war would be wholly extirpated: But we…

— Thomas Paine

The people resemble a wild beast, which, naturally fierce and accustomed to live in the woods, has been brought up, as it…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Thus we may know that there are five essentials for victory: He will win who knows when to fight and when not…

— Sun Tzu

Nevertheless, he must be cautious in believing and acting, and must not inspire fear of his own accord, and must proceed in…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

“Despite his inauspicious roots and lack of a recognizeable last name, this guy not only excelled at the art of war, but…

— Sebastian Marshall

The reason is that nature has so created men that they are able to desire everything but are not able to attain…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Comes A Soldier's Whisper In memory of our soldiers fathers, brothers, sons and daughters who fought to save this country for each…

— Andrew Guzaldo

A prince, therefore, must not mind incurring the charge of cruelty for the purpose of keeping his subjects united and confident; for,…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Spies cannot be usefully employed without a certain intuitive sagacity; (2) They cannot be properly managed without benevolence and straight forwardness; (3)…

— Sun Tzu

Military tactics are like unto water; for water in its natural course runs away from high places and hastens downwards... Water shapes…

— Sun Tzu

“Just as famous, if not more so, is the ancient Asian sage Sun Tsu, author of The Art of War. Sun Tsu…

— Sebastian Gorka

“In the absence of expert [senior military] advice, we have seen each successive administration fail in the business of strategy - yielding…

— Edward Luttwak