Enemy Quotes

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To capture an enemies army is better than to destroy it. — Sun Tzu
It is a doctrine of war not to assume the enemy will not come, but rather to rely on one's readiness to meet him; not… — Sun Tzu
Do not press an enemy at bay. — Sun Tzu
Know the enemy, know yourself; your victory will never be endangered. Know the ground, know the weather; your victory will then be total. — Sun Tzu
He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious. — Sun Tzu
One who has few must prepare against the enemy; one who has many makes the enemy prepare against him. — Sun Tzu
Should one ask: 'how do I cope with a well-ordered enemy host about to attack me?' I reply: seize something he cherishes and he will… — Sun Tzu
What is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy. — Sun Tzu
Birds rising in flight is a sign that the enemy is lying in ambush; when the wild animals are startled and flee he is trying… — Sun Tzu
As water shapes its flow in accordance with the ground, so an army manages its victory in accordance with the situation of the enemy. — Sun Tzu
Invincibility depends on one's self; the enemy's vulnerability on him. — 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
The military has no constant form, just as water has no constant shape - adapt as you face the enemy, without letting them know beforehand… — 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
If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your opponent is tempermental,… — Sun Tzu
That is the thankless position of the father in the family-the provider for all, and the enemy of all. — August Strindberg
Subtract from the great man all that he owes to opportunity, all that he owes to chance, and all that he gained by the wisdom… — Charles Caleb Colton
If I could hear Christ praying for me in the next room, I would not fear a million enemies. — Robert Murray M'Cheyne
Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable. — Jean de La Fontaine
The golfer has more enemies than any other athlete. He has fourteen clubs in his bag, all of them different; 18 holoes to play, all… — Dan Jenkins

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