It is the business of a general to be quiet and thus ensure secrecy; upright and just, and thus maintain order. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
If we wish to fight, the enemy can be forced to an engagement even though he be sheltered behind a high rampart… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
With regard to ground of this nature, be before the enemy in occupying the raised and sunny spots, and carefully guard your… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“The Art of War articulates a doctrine less of territorial conquest than of psychological dominance; it was the way the North Vietnamese… — Henry Kissinger Copy Share Image
Women are so much a part of war, even if they tend to see another side of it. To say they don't… — Margaret MacMillan Copy Share Image
Too frequent rewards indicate that the general is at the end of his resources; too frequent punishments that he is in acute… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
The world will continue to change dramatically, but fighting and war can destroy us utterly. What we need now are techniques of… — Morihei Ueshiba Copy Share Image
The difficulty of tactical maneuvering consists in turning the devious into the direct, and misfortune into gain. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
There is simply no comparison between a man who is armed and one who is not. It is simply unreasonable to expect… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
“Sun Tzu said: In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy's country whole and… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“Knowledge of self is one of the most important ideas in The Art of War. It is imperative that you know your… — Grant Lichtman Copy Share Image
Therefore, a prudent ruler ought not to keep faith when by so doing it would be against his interest, and when the… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
“THey were jeered and admired by both sides and were not shot at, for display and panoply were part of war, which… — Peter Matthiessen Copy Share Image
To capture the enemy's entire army is better than to destroy it; to take intact a regiment, a company, or a squad… — Sun Tzu 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
You must never believe that the enemy does not know how to conduct his own affairs. Indeed, if you want to be… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
When torrential water tosses boulders, it is because of its momentum. When the strike of a hawk breaks the body of its… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“Militarism has been by far the commonest cause of the breakdown of civilizations. The single art of war makes progress at the… — Arnold Toynbee Copy Share Image
The military has no constant form, just as water has no constant shape - adapt as you face the enemy, without letting… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
The Art of War:Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer. - Oh! You didn't even deserve to be one. Unfriend! — Yvonne Urlanda Copy Share Image
It is a principle of the art of war that one should simply lay down his life and strike. If one's opponent… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo Copy Share Image
These are the six ways of courting defeat - neglect to estimate the enemy's strength; want of authority; defective training; unjustifiable anger;… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
A prince ought to have two fears, one from within, on account of his subjects, the other from without, on account of… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
Carefully compare the opposing army with your own, so that you may know where strength is superabundant and where it is deficient. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
So in all human affairs one notices, if one examines them closely, that it is impossible to remove one inconvenience without another… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
A military operation involves deception. Even though you are competent, appear to be incompetent. Though effective, appear to be ineffective. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
One definition of the wicked is that they will resort to whatever means are necessary to achieve their ends. Therefore, if those… — George Friedman Copy Share Image
And above all you ought to guard against leading an army to fight which is afraid or which is not confident of… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
And when neither their property nor honour is touched, the majority of men live content, and he has only to contend with… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
If not in the interests of the state, do not act. If you cannot succeed, do not use troops. If you are… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Chess is all about getting the king into check, you see. It's about killing the father. I would say that chess has… — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Copy Share Image
An army may be likened to water, for just as flowing water avoids the heights and hastens to the lowlands, so an… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Now a soldier's spirit is keenest in the morning; by noonday it has begun to flag; and in the evening, his mind… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
“In the art of war, if you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the approaching battles. But if… — Emily Thorne Copy Share Image
We believe in the art of war. We are trying to get our competition to attack us with angry, virulent energy, so… — Marc Benioff 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
Thus the skilful general conducts his army just as though he were leading a single man, willy-nilly, by the hand. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
In warfare, there are no constant conditions. He who can modify his tactics in relation to his opponent will succeed and win. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
