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Soldier Quotes by Sun Tzu
- If our soldiers are not overburdened with money, it is not because they have a distaste for riches; if their lives are not unduly long,…
- If words of command are not clear and distinct, if orders are not thoroughly understood, the general is to blame. But if his orders are…
- Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look upon them as your own beloved sons, and they…
- If, however, you are indulgent, but unable to make your authority felt; kind-hearted, but unable to enforce your commands; and incapable, moreover, of quelling disorder:…
- When the common soldiers are too strong and their officers too weak, the result is insubordination. When the officers are too strong and the common…
- When a general, unable to estimate the enemy's strength, allows an inferior force to engage a larger one, or hurls a weak detachment against a…
- 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…
- Now a soldier's spirit is keenest in the morning; by noonday it has begun to flag; and in the evening, his mind is only on…
- When the soldiers stand leaning on their spears, they are faint from want of food.
- Hence the experienced soldier, once in motion, is never bewildered; once he has broken camp, he is never at a loss.
- 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…
- One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all.
- So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong and to strike at what is weak. Water shapes its course according to the…
- If soldiers are punished before they have grown attached to you, they will not prove submissive; and, unless submissive, then will be practically useless. If,…
- 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…
- Throw your soldiers into positions whence there is no escape, and they will prefer death to flight. If they will face death, there is nothing…
- The natural formation of the country is the soldier's best ally
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