Cities Quote by Rick Riordan

“When you engage in actual fighting, if victory is long in coming, then men's weapons will grow dull and their ardour will be damped.…

— Sun Tzu

Laying siege to enemy-controlled cities allows attacking armies to keep their own casualties low by avoiding urban combat.

— Walid Muallem

Let thy chief fort and place of defense be a mind free from passions. A stronger place and better fortified than this, hath no…

— Marcus Aurelius

If you entrench yourself behind strong fortifications, you compel the enemy seek a solution elsewhere.

— Carl von Clausewitz

He who wishes to fight must first count the cost. When you engage in actual fighting, if victory is long in coming, then men's…

— Sun Tzu

“It is better to BESIEGE than to be UNDER SIEGE.”

— Pastor Rod W. Larkins

“It was previously understood across many cultures that your thoughts might just be enemy soldiers putting you under siege.”

— Sebastian Marshall

“The single biggest advantage of being completely surrounded is that it gives you the opportunity to attack the enemy in any direction you choose.”

— James A. Owen

Fighting men are the city's fortress

— Alcaeus

“Oft times, we must fight a battle, if only to learn to lay down our arms.”

— Shaman Elizabeth Herrera

“People aren't overcome by situations or outside forces; defeat invades from within.”

— Banana Yoshimoto

“Guymar pushed past his hesitation, said, ‘Our walls can withstand anything, but they’ll block the arrival of our reinforcements.’ He”

— C.S. Pacat