Art Of War Quotes - Page 5

• Thus, though I have heard of successful military operations that were clumsy but swift, cleverness has never been seen associated with long delays.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, Military, War

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• Be the first to seize intersecting ground, that is ground which lies the intersections of borders or intersections of main thoroughfares of commerce and travel. Your occupation of it gives you access to all who border it and all who would covet it. On intersecting ground, if you establish alliances you are safe, if you lose alliances you are in peril.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, Lying, War

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• Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, Business, War

  Sun Tzu (2016). “The Art of War”, p.80, Xist Publishing

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• What is essential in war is victory, not prolonged operations.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Army

  "The Art of War". Book by Sun Tzu, Chapter II · Waging War, 6th Century BC.

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• The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed.

  Henry Ford

  Inspirational, Success, Graduation

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• Do not press an enemy at bay.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Enemy

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• Success in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy's purpose.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Enemy

  Sun Tzu (2010). “The Art of War”, p.41, Cosimo, Inc.

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• He who exercises no forethought but makes light of his opponents is sure to be captured by them.

  Sun Tzu

  Exercise, Light, Opponents

  Sun Tzu “Sun Tzu: The Art of War (Illustrated)”, Charles River Editors

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• One defends when his strength is inadequate, he attacks when it is abundant.

  Sun Tzu

  Army, Inadequate

  Sun-tzu, Gerald A Michaelson (2001). “Sun Tzu: The Art of War for Managers; 50 Strategic Rules”, p.57, Simon and Schuster

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• In all fighting, the direct method may be used for joining battle, but indirect methods will be needed in order to secure victory. In battle, there are not more than two methods of attack.. the direct and the indirect; yet these two in combination give rise to an endless series of maneuvers.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Fighting

  Sun Tzu, Julius Caesar, Einhard, Niccolò Machiavelli, Carl von Clausewitz (2016). “Strategy Six Pack”, p.14, Lulu.com

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• The spot where we intend to fight must not be made known; for then the enemy will have to prepare against a possible attack at several different points; and his forces being thus distributed in many directions, the numbers we shall have to face at any given point will be proportionately few.

  Sun Tzu

  Fighting, Numbers, Enemy

  Sun Tzu (2010). “The Art of War”, p.20, FastPencil Inc

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• If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.

  Sun Tzu

  Military, War, Greatest Victory

  Sun Tzu (2010). “The Art of War”, p.11, Cosimo, Inc.

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• Should the enemy forestall you in occupying a pass, do not go after him if the pass is fully garrisoned, but only if it is weakly garrisoned.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Enemy

  Lionel Giles', Sun Tzu (1910). “Sun Tzu's Art of War - Illustrated & Translated for Modern Readers”, p.28, SJ Creations Tokyo

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• If you are situated at a great distance from the enemy, and the strength of the two armies is equal, it is not easy to provoke a battle, and fighting will be to your disadvantage.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Distance

  Sun Tzu, Julius Caesar, Einhard, Niccolò Machiavelli, Carl von Clausewitz (2016). “Strategy Six Pack”, p.23, Lulu.com

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• The natural formation of the country is the soldier's best ally; but a power of estimating the adversary, of controlling the forces of victory, and of shrewdly calculating difficulties, dangers and distances, constitutes the test of a great general.

  Sun Tzu

  Country, Art, War

  Sun Tzu, Julius Caesar, Einhard, Niccolò Machiavelli, Carl von Clausewitz (2016). “Strategy Six Pack”, p.23, Lulu.com

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• Spies cannot be usefully employed without a certain intuitive sagacity.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Spy

  Sun Tzu, Julius Caesar, Einhard, Niccolò Machiavelli, Carl von Clausewitz (2016). “Strategy Six Pack”, p.30, Lulu.com

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• On dispersive ground, therefore, fight not. On facile ground, halt not. On contentious ground, attack not. On open ground, do not try to block the enemy's way. On the ground of intersecting highways, join hands with your allies. On serious ground, gather in plunder. In difficult ground, keep steadily on the march. On hemmed-in ground, resort to stratagem. On desperate ground, fight.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, Block, Military

  Sun Tzu (2012). “The Art of War (The Classic Lionel Giles Translation)”, p.29, e-artnow

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• If those who are sent to draw water begin by drinking themselves, the army is suffering from thirst.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Drinking

  Sun Tzu, Niccolo Machiavelli (2013). “The Complete Art of War”, p.53, Simon and Schuster

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• Ground which can be freely traversed by both sides is called accessible.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Sides

  Sun Tzu, General Press (2016). “The Art of War”, p.42, GENERAL PRESS

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• If there is disturbance in the camp, the general's authority is weak. If the banners and flags are shifted about, sedition is afoot. If the officers are angry, it means that the men are weary.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Mean

  Sun Tzu “The Art of War”, Lulu.com

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• When the soldiers stand leaning on their spears, they are faint from want of food.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Soldier

  Lionel Giles', Sun Tzu (1910). “Sun Tzu's Art of War - Illustrated & Translated for Modern Readers”, p.26, SJ Creations Tokyo

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• The world has a way of undermining complex plans. This is particularly true in fast moving environments. A fast moving environment can evolve more quickly than a complex plan can be adapted to it. By the time you have adapted, the target has changed.

  Carl von Clausewitz

  Art, War, Moving

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• The essential factor of military success is speed, that is taking advantage of others' unpreparedness or lack of foresight, their failure to catch up, going by routes they do not expect, attacking where they are not on guard. This you cannot accomplish with hesitation.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, Military, War

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• Military tactics are like unto water; for water in its natural course runs away from high places and hastens downwards... Water shapes its course according to the nature of the ground over which it flows; the soldier works out his victory in relation to the foe whom he is facing. Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions. He who can modify his tactics in relation to his opponent and thereby succeed in winning, may be called a heaven-born captain.

  Sun Tzu

  Running, Art, Military

  Sun Tzu (2017). “El Arte de la Guerra – The Art of War (Sun Tzu)”, p.51, PLUTÓN EDICIONES X SL

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• In war, practice dissimulation and you will succeed.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Practice

  Sun Tzu (2012). “Sun Tzu Art of War”, p.56, Vij Books India Pvt Ltd

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