Art Quote by Sun Tzu

When the higher officers are angry and insubordinate, and on meeting the enemy give battle on their own account from a feeling of resentment,…

— Sun Tzu

When the general is weak and without authority; when his orders are not clear and distinct; when there are no fixed duties assigned to…

— Sun Tzu

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…

— Sun Tzu

If words of command are not clear and distinct, if orders are not thoroughly understood, the general is to blame. But if his orders…

— 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

“If words of command are not clear and distinct, if orders are not thoroughly understood, then the general is to blame. But, if orders…

— Sun Tzu

...(W)e lose when by official policy or by official negligence we allow, confuse or encourage our soldiers to forget . . . that which…

— John McCain

An army formed of good officers moves like clockwork; but there is no situation upon earth less enviable, nor more distressing, than that person's…

— George Washington

“You lose them the same way your lose a battalion; by errors of judgment, orders that are impossible to fulfill, and through impossible conditions.”

— Ernest Hemingway

The strength of an Army lies in strict discipline and undeviating obedience to its officers.

— Thucydides

The manner in which one loses the battle can sometimes outshine the victory.

— David Millar

The soldier who gropes for glory must submit himself to discipline. Subordination gives strength and security to an army. He that will not submit…

— Sam Houston