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Military Quotes by Sun Tzu
- He will win who has military capacity and is not interfered with by the sovereign.
- In your deliberations, when seeking to determine the military conditions, let them be made the basis of a comparison, in this wise: which of the…
- There are three ways in which a ruler can bring misfortune on his army: By commanding the army to advance or to retreat, being ignorant…
- 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…
- Thus, though I have heard of successful military operations that were clumsy but swift, cleverness has never been seen associated with long delays.
- The essential factor of military success is speed, that is taking advantage of others' unpreparedness or lack of foresight, their failure to catch up, going…
- In war, numbers alone confer no advantage. Do not advance relying on sheer military power.
- The military has no constant form, just as water has no constant shape - adapt as you face the enemy, without letting them know beforehand…
- 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,…
- There are not more than five musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever be heard.
- There are not more than five primary colours, yet in combination they produce more hues than can ever been seen.
- So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.
- Therefore I say: know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be in peril. When you are ignorant of the…
- Victory is reserved for those who are willing to pay its price.
- Use humility to make the enemy haughty. Tire them by flight. Cause division among them. When they are unprepared, attack and make your move when…
- A military operation involves deception. Even though you are competent, appear to be incompetent. Though effective, appear to be ineffective.
- 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…
- So the important thing in a military operation is victory, not persistence.
- Military tactics are like unto water; for water in its natural course runs away from high places and hastens downwards... Water shapes its course according…
- Without harmony in the State, no military expedition can be undertaken; without harmony in the army, no battle array can be formed.
- So a military force has no constant formation, water has no constant shape: the ability to gain victory by changing and adapting according to the…
More Military Quotes
- We make war that we may live in peace. — Aristotle
- He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled. — Aristotle
- We worked on solving the problem of voice communications in a noisy military environment. We established military codes that are highly audible… — M H Abrams
- Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. — Isaac Asimov
- Washington is like a self-sealing tank on a military aircraft. When a bullet passes through, it closes up. — Dean Acheson
- A man should be upright, not be kept upright. — Marcus Aurelius
- The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious. — Marcus Aurelius
- The proportion between the velocity with which men or animals move, and the weights they carry, is a matter of considerable importance,… — Charles Babbage
- Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. — Francis Bacon
- We never fail when we try to do our duty, we always fail when we neglect to do it. — Robert Baden-Powell
- If it's natural to kill, how come men have to go into training to learn how? — Joan Baez
- Man is a military animal, glories in gunpowder, and loves parade. — Philip James Bailey