War Quote by Ian Beckett

“They displayed a sophistication in warfare as good as anything he had ever encountered, and he had been trained by the best fighters in…

— Frank Herbert

“Do not pursue an enemy who simulates flight; do not attack soldiers whose temper is keen.”

— Sun Tzu

“Conform to the enemy's tactics until a favorable opportunity offers; then come forth and engage in a battle that shall prove decisive.”

— Sun Tzu

“These two misfortunes happen to armies, to become so terrified of the enemy that they are unwilling to attempt any offensive, and so bold…

— Onasander

“What pleases us in those who are rising is less pleasing in those who are falling. We do not admire the combat when there…

— Victor Hugo

“We are not meant to come through our battles as merely survivors. We are meant to come off the battlefield as victors, and to…

— Kristen M. Smeltzer

“There is satisfaction in defeating an enemy. But one must never allow oneself to become complacent. There are always more enemies to be identified,…

— Timothy Zahn

“In combat as in life, the outcome is never certain, the picture never clear. There are no guarantees of success. But in order to…

— Jocko Willink

“He who does not engage in battle is likely to defeat the enemy.”

— Joshua Cooper Ramo

“Guerrillas fight only when the chances of victory are weighted heavily in their favor; if the tide of battle unexpectedly flows against them, they…

— Sebastian Marshall

“We stand upon the field of battle, out in the open, visible to all our enemies, and we wait, because there is more power…

— J.D. Lakey

“Ignorance and evil, even in full flight, deal terrible backhanded      strokes at their pursuers."—HELPS.”

— Charles Kingsley