Battle Quotes

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For all of us today, the battle is in our hands. The road ahead is not altogether a smooth one. There are no broad highways… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
When the higher officers are angry and insubordinate, and on meeting the enemy give battle on their own account from a feeling of resentment, before… — Sun Tzu
No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen; no general should fight a battle simply out of pique. — Sun Tzu
He who knows things, and in fighting puts his knowledge into practice, will win his battles. He who knows them not, nor practices them, will… — Sun Tzu
When envoys are sent with compliments in their mouths, it is a sign that the enemy wishes for a truce. If the enemy's troops march… — Sun Tzu
On the field of battle, the spoken word does not carry far enough; hence the institution of gongs and drums... banners and flags. Gongs and… — Sun Tzu
If you are situated at a great distance from the enemy, and the strength of the two armies is equal, it is not easy to… — Sun Tzu
Know yourself and you will win all battles. Move swift as the Wind and closely-formed as the Wood. Attack like the Fire and be still… — Sun Tzu
The greatest victory is that which requires no battle. — Sun Tzu
The relative size of your force as against that of your adversary is by itself of no consequence. What controls is the relative size of… — Sun Tzu
The supreme excellence is not to win a hundred victories in a hundred battles. The supreme excellence is to subdue the armies of your enemies… — Sun Tzu
Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination. The bloody solution of the crisis, the effort for the destruction of the enemy's forces, is… — Carl von Clausewitz
A good battle plan that you act on today can be better than a perfect one tomorrow. — George S. Patton
You've just got to get over that mental hurdle and those battles in your own head during matches when things aren't going so well. It… — Samantha Stosur
One day or another every athlete feels like taking it easy. He stops trying to exceed his limits, and thinks he can keep winning because… — Jesse Owens
Military power wins battles, but spiritual power wins wars. — George C. Marshall
Battle... brings out all that is best. — George S. Patton
There is more joy in heaven over a converted sinner than over a righteous person standing firm. A leader in battle has more love for… — Pope Gregory I
I intend to set up a thousand-year Reich and anyone who supports me in this battle is a fellow-fighter for a unique spiritual-I would say… — Adolf Hitler
Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat… — Sun Tzu

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