Ground which can be abandoned but is hard to re-occupy is called entangling. — 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
Without subtle ingenuity of mind, one cannot make certain of the truth of their reports. — Sun Tzu 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
To know in war how to recognize an opportunity and seize it is better than anything else. — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
I don't read a lot of inspirational books for life. But for writing, I think the two best books are The War… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
Place your army in deadly peril, and it will survive; plunge it into desperate straits, and it will come off in safety. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
With regard to narrow passes, if you can occupy them first, let them be strongly garrisoned and await the advent of the… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
In the midst of difficulties we are always ready to seize an advantage, we may extricate ourselves from misfortune. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
The art of war is of vital importance to the state. It is a matter of life and death, a road either… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
The nature of man is such that people consider themselves put under an obligation as much by the benefits they confer as… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy's country whole and intact; to shatter… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Hence the experienced soldier, once in motion, is never bewildered; once he has broken camp, he is never at a loss. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“When Lionel Giles began his translation of Sun Tzu's ART OF WAR, the work was virtually unknown in Europe. Its introduction to… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
How laudable it is for a prince to keep good faith and live with integrity, and not with astuteness, every one knows.… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
You can ensure the success of your attacks if you only attack places that are undefended. You can ensure the safety of… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“The essence of the art of war is deception. If able, fake inability; if close by, make believe you are far away.… — Sergei Kostin Copy Share Image
From a position of this sort, if the enemy is unprepared, you may sally forth and defeat him. But if the enemy… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
There are not more than five musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Should the enemy strengthen his van, he will weaken his rear; should he strengthen his rear, he will weaken his van; should… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When a general, unable to estimate the enemy's strength, allows an inferior force to engage a larger one, or hurls a weak… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
People have a tendency to think I was part of Warhol's Factory - I never was. I've always been independent. — Michel Auder Copy Share Image
Few men are brave by nature, but good discipline and experience make many so. — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
Hence the saying: One may know how to conquer without being able to do it. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Therefore the good fighter will be terrible in his onset, and prompt in his decision. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
The end of the republic is to enervate and to weaken all other bodies so as to increase its own body. — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
There has never been a protracted war from which a country has benefitted. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
I have much to teach you. Come and learn the art of war from the one who invented it. (Takeshi) — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
If the enemy has occupied them before you, do not follow him, but retreat and try to entice him away. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
It is much better to tempt fortune where it can favor you than to see your certain ruin by not tempting it. — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
“To use the enemy's weapon is to play the enemy's game...speak the truth and hear the truth.” — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
