Art Quote by Ralph D. Sawyer

“A clever general, therefore, avoids an army when its spirit is keen, but attacks it when it is sluggish and inclined to return.”

— 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

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

— Sun Tzu

“A solid routine fosters a well-worn groove for one’s mental energies and helps stave off the tyranny of moods.”

— Mason Currey

Ah! but the moods lie in his nature, my boy, just as much as his reflections did, and more. A man can never do…

— George Eliot

“Hence a wise general makes a point of foraging on the enemy.”

— Sun Tzu

“The general who is always complaining about the strength of the enemy is really hiding his own weakness.”

— Dario de Judicibus

“For there is no retreat that is quieter or freer from trouble than a man’s own soul, especially when he has within him such…

— Marcus Aurelius

“Smile in the face of adversity, be contemptuous of danger, undaunted in defeat and magnanimous in victory.”

— Sumitro Djojohadikusumo

Unhappy the general who comes on the field of battle with a system.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“Such mental haziness is in order, given the delightful vagueness of the terrain.”

— William T. Vollmann

When a general complains of the morale of his troops, the time has come to look at his own.

— George C. Marshall