Art of war Quote by Claudio Magris

There are certain things in war of which the commander alone comprehends the importance. Nothing but his superior firmness and ability can subdue and…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“Great commanders look for decision points. For it is bursts of energy directed at decisive points that break things wide open. They”

— Ryan Holiday

“The classical soldier’s beliefs and behavior patterns are all summarized in the central theme of Clausewitz, who tells us that his study of war…

— J.C. Wylie

“a skillful soldier is not violent, an able fighter does not rage, a mighty conqueror does not give battle, a great commander is a…

— Lao Tzu

There is required for the composition of a great commander not only massive common sense and reasoning power, not only imagination, but also an…

— Winston Churchill

In war, the general alone can judge of certain arrangements. It depends on him alone to conquer difficulties by his own superior talents and…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“A general may succeed for some time in persuading his superiors that he is a good commander: he will never”

— Field Marshal Archibald wavell

“Commanders and historians are the people who discuss wars; I was in the infantry, and most of the time I did not know where…

— Robertson Davies

“You are the commanders, your men will look to you and act as you do. Let no officer keep to himself or his brother…

— Steven Pressfield

“The great commander knows that in order to win one needs to know the remote and also the immediate reasons for the war, the…

— Claudio Magris

“knew that the result of a battle is decided not by the orders of a commander in chief, nor the place where the troops…

— Leo Tolstoy

“The infantryman's way of life has a knack for distilling a man's character down to its most essential elements. If he measures up, nothing…

— Sean Parnell