68 result(s) for Quotes From The Art Of War.
"Let your rapidity be that of the wind, your compactness that of the forest."
"The victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won."
"There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare."
"To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself."
"If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him."
"He who does battle with full knowledge of his own strength will triumph."
"The clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy and does not allow the enemy's will to be imposed on him."
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"Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance."
"So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong and to strike at what is weak."
"A leader leads by example, not by force."
"Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting."
"The art of war is of vital importance to the State."
"Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness."
"Engage people with what they expect; it is what they are able to discern and confirms their projections."
"It is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles."
"Know yourself, know your enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories."
"When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard."
"Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected."
"The greatest victory is one that requires no battle."
"Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust."
"Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it."
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"To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy."
"Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting."
"The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him."
"He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot will be victorious."
"The greatest general is he who wins without fighting."
"Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat."
"All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved."
"To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence."
"If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat."
"There is no instance of a nation benefiting from prolonged warfare."
"The wise warrior avoids the battle."
"Thus, what is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy."
"Victory usually goes to the army who has better trained officers and men."
"Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting."
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"Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster."
"The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities... It is best to win without fighting."
"Keep your friends close, your enemies closer."
"He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight."
"Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons. And they will follow you into the deepest valley."
"Confront them with annihilation, and they will then survive; plunge them into a deadly situation, and they will then live. When people fall into danger, they are then able to strive for victory."
"Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak."
"The skillful fighter puts himself into a position which makes defeat impossible, and does not miss the moment for defeating the enemy."
"When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move."
"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting."
"In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity."
"Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness."
"All warfare is based on deception."
"The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself."
"Appear at points which the enemy must hasten to defend; march swiftly to places where you are not expected."
"If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles."
"To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill."
"Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win."
"Engage people with what they expect; it is what they are able to discern and confirms their projections. It settles them into predictable patterns of response, occupying their minds while you wait for the extraordinary moment — that which they cannot anticipate."
"Move swift as the Wind and closely-formed as the Wood. Attack like the Fire and be still as the Mountain."
"Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt."
"He will win whose army is animated by the same spirit throughout all its ranks."
"Opportunities multiply as they are seized."
"The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable."
"To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting."
"Ponder and deliberate before you make a move."
"Know yourself and you will win all battles."
"When strong, avoid them. If of high morale, depress them. Seem humble to fill them with conceit. If at ease, exhaust them. If united, separate them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise."
"The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy."
"Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across."
"There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare."
"The greatest victory is that which requires no battle."
"He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious."
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