Art Of War Quotes - Page 11

• A prudent man... must behave like those archers who, if they are skillful, when the target seems too distant, know the capabilities of their bow and aim a good deal higher than their objective, not in order to shoot so high but so that by aiming high they can reach the target.

  Niccolo Machiavelli

  Art, War, Archer

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• If you only notice human proceedings, you may observe that all who attain great power and riches, make use of either force or fraud; and what they have acquired either by deceit or violence, in order to conceal the disgraceful methods of attainment, they endeavor to sanctify with the false title of honest gains.

  Niccolo Machiavelli

  Art, War, Order

  Niccolo Machiavelli (2018). “History of Florence and the Affairs of Italy”, p.115, Ozymandias Press

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• Pretend to be weak, so your enemy may grow arrogant.

  Sun Tzu

  Enemy, Arrogant, May

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• The arts of peace and the arts of war are like two wheels of a cart which, lacking one, will have difficulty in standing.

  Kuroda Nagamasa

  Art, War, Two

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• Be where your enemy is not.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Enemy

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• Agitate him and ascertain the pattern of his movement.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Movement

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• Do not engage an enemy more powerful than you. And if it is unavoidable and you do have to engage, then make sure you engage it on your terms, not on your enemy's terms.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, Powerful, War

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• It is imperative to master the principles of the art of war and learn to be unmoved in mind even in the heat of the battle.

  Miyamoto Musashi

  Art, War, Mind

  Miyamoto Musashi, Musashi Miyamoto, Thomas F. Cleary (2005). “The Book of Five Rings”, p.26, Shambhala Publications

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• The expert in battle seeks his victory from strategic advantage and does not demand it from his men.

  Sun Tzu

  Leadership, Business, Responsibility

  "The Art of War". Book by Sun Tzu, Chapter V · Forces, 2003.

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• I am very interested in and that is what Sun Tzu in his ancient Chinese text calls The Art of War.

  Paul Virilio

  Art, War, Chinese

  Source: ctheory.net

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• Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great.

  Niccolo Machiavelli

  Motivational, Philosophical, Goal

  Niccolo Machiavelli (2010). “The Prince”, p.106, FastPencil Inc

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• Fighting isn't all there is to the Art of War. The men who think that way, and are satisfied to have food to eat and a place to sleep, are mere vagabonds. A serious student is much more concerned with training his mind and disciplining his spirit than with developing martial skills.

  Eiji Yoshikawa

  Art, War, Sleep

  Eiji Yoshikawa (1989). “The Art of War”, Pocket

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• To capture the enemy's entire army is better than to destroy it; to take intact a regiment, a company, or a squad is better than to destroy them. For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the supreme of excellence. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the supreme excellence.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Military, Army

  Sun Tzu, Shang Yang (1997). “The Art of War”, p.25, Wordsworth Editions

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• One definition of the wicked is that they will resort to whatever means are necessary to achieve their ends. Therefore, if those who oppose wickedness don't learn the art of war, they will be helpless.

  George Friedman

  Art, War, Mean

  Source: www.psychologytoday.com

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• Nothing is more difficult than the art of maneuver. What is difficult about maneuver is to make the devious route the most direct and to turn misfortune to advantage.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Advantage

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• In war, numbers alone confer no advantage. Do not advance relying on sheer military power.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, Military, War

  Sun Tzu, Shang Yang (1997). “The Art of War”, p.41, Wordsworth Editions

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• Should one ask: 'how do I cope with a well-ordered enemy host about to attack me?' I reply: seize something he cherishes and he will conform to your desires.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Enemy

  Sun-tzu, Gerald A Michaelson (2001). “Sun Tzu: The Art of War for Managers; 50 Strategic Rules”, p.129, Simon and Schuster

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• When campaigning, be swift as the wind; in leisurely march, majestic as the forest; in raiding and plundering, like fire; in standing, firm as the mountains. As unfathomable as the clouds, move like a thunderbolt.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Moving

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• As water shapes its flow in accordance with the ground, so an army manages its victory in accordance with the situation of the enemy.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Army

  Sun Tzu, Shang Yang (1997). “The Art of War”, p.33, Wordsworth Editions

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• Victory is the main object in war.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Victory

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• If this is long delayed, weapons are blunted and morale depressed.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Long

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• He whose ranks are united in purpose will be victorious.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Purpose

  Gerald A Michaelson, Steven W Michaelson, Sun-tzu (2003). “Sun Tzu For Success: How to Use the Art of War to Master Challenges and Accomplish the Important Goals in Your Life”, p.120, Simon and Schuster

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• Invincibility depends on one's self; the enemy's vulnerability on him.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Self

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• War is a matter of vital importance to the state; the province of life or death; the road to survival or ruin. It is mandatory that it be thoroughly studied.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Survival

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• The supreme excellence is not to win a hundred victories in a hundred battles. The supreme excellence is to subdue the armies of your enemies without having to fight them.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Fighting

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