“In respect of military method, we have, firstly, Measurement; secondly, Estimation of quantity; thirdly, Calculation; fourthly, Balancing of chances; fifthly, Victory.” — Ralph D. Sawyer Copy Share Image
“You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended.You can ensure the safety of your defence… — Ralph D. Sawyer Copy Share Image
“Hence the saying: If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know… — Ralph D. Sawyer Copy Share Image
“Do not repeat the tactics which have gained you one victory, but let your methods be regulated by the infinite variety of circumstances.” — Ralph D. Sawyer Copy Share Image
“Let your rapidity be that of the wind, your compactness that of the forest.” — Ralph D. Sawyer Copy Share Image
“Security against defeat implies defensive tactics; ability to defeat the enemy means taking the offensive.” — Ralph D. Sawyer Copy Share Image
“Though the enemy be stronger in numbers, we may prevent him from fighting. Scheme so as to discover his plans and the likelihood of… — Ralph D. Sawyer Copy Share Image
“Sun Tzu said: In the operations of war, where there are in the field a thousand swift chariots, as many heavy chariots, and a… — Ralph D. Sawyer Copy Share Image
“A clever general, therefore, avoids an army when its spirit is keen, but attacks it when it is sluggish and inclined to return. This… — Ralph D. Sawyer Copy Share Image
“In respect of military method, we have, firstly, Measurement; secondly, Estimation of quantity; thirdly, Calculation; fourthly, Balancing of chances; fifthly, Victory.” — Ralph D. Sawyer Copy Share Image
“It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which… — Ralph D. Sawyer Copy Share Image
