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Forces Quotes by Sun Tzu
- He will win who knows how to handle both superior and inferior forces.
- Thus we may know that there are five essentials for victory: He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight. He…
- The natural formation of the country is the soldier's best ally; but a power of estimating the adversary, of controlling the forces of victory, and…
- All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we…
- Great results, can be achieved with small forces.
- 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…
- 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,…
- If I determine the enemy's disposition of forces while I have no perceptible form, I can concentrate my forces while the enemy is fragmented. The…
- It is the rule in war, if our forces are ten to the enemy's one, to surround him; if five to one, to attack him;…
- Thus the highest form of generalship is to balk the enemy's plans, the next best is to prevent the junction of the enemy's forces, the…
- The spot where we intend to fight must not be made known; for then the enemy will have to prepare against a possible attack at several…
- Those who do not know the plans of competitors cannot prepare alliances. Those who do not know the lay of the land cannot maneuver their…
- If their forces are substantial, prepare for them; if their forces are strong, avoid them.
- The skillful leader subdues the enemy's troops without any fighting; he captures their cities without laying siege to them; he overthrows their kingdom without lengthy…
- All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we…
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- Close your eyes and place your finger on a map. Wherever it lands, that's the theme of the evening. So many times… — Mario Batali
- Democracy is necessary to peace and to undermining the forces of terrorism. — Benazir Bhutto
- When we wrote the Constitution, the intention was to give the commander in chief the authority how to use the forces when… — Joe Biden
- All satire is blind to the forces liberated by decay. Which is why total decay has absorbed the forces of satire. — Theodor Adorno
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- My life experience has taught me nothing happens by chance. Even the idea of the ball in a roulette game: it's not… — Andrea Bocelli