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Rulers Quotes by Sun Tzu
- If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight, even though the ruler forbid it; if fighting will not result in victory,…
- Hence the saying: The enlightened ruler lays his plans well ahead; the good general cultivates his resources.
- No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen; no general should fight a battle simply out of pique.
- 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…
- When your weapons are dulled and ardour damped, your strength exhausted and treasure spent, neighboring rulers will take advantage of your distress to act. And…
- It is only the enlightened ruler and the wise general who will use the highest intelligence of the army for the purposes of spying, and…
- No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen; no general should fight a battle simply out of pique. If…
- The enlightened ruler is heedful, and the good general full of caution.
- When the leader is morally weak and his discipline not strict, when his instructions and guidance are not enlightened, when there are no consistent rules,…
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- The Federal Government is exploiting public fear to redefine the relationship between the rulers and the American people. — James Bovard
- The once all-powerful ruler of Iraq was found in a hole, and now sits in a prison cell. — George W. Bush
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- I am a citizen of the most beautiful nation on earth, a nation whose laws are harsh yet simple, a nation that… — Bernard Moitessier
- If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight, even though the ruler forbid it; if fighting will not… — Sun Tzu
- Hence the saying: The enlightened ruler lays his plans well ahead; the good general cultivates his resources. — Sun Tzu
- No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen; no general should fight a battle simply out… — Sun Tzu
- There are three ways in which a ruler can bring misfortune on his army: By commanding the army to advance or to… — Sun Tzu