Art Of War Quotes

“Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons. And they will follow you into the deepest valley.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“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.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“The King is only fond of words, and cannot translate them into deeds.”
― Teck Foo Check, The Autobiography of Sun Tzu

“Leaders can change the tenor of the workplace and create harmony in motion toward a favorable result. So every time you say to your team, "Let's rock and roll," make sure you have already set up the stage to where they can actually perform like rock stars.”
― Thomas Huynh, The Art of War—Spirituality for Conflict: Annotated & Explained

“When two sides who consider each other enemies converge in armed struggle, for the moment they are no longer enemies. They are fellow human beings who face the same two choices that their ancestors did for centuries before them: to destroy each other or to prosper together.”
― Thomas Huynh, The Art of War—Spirituality for Conflict: Annotated & Explained

“Not sure how you can get them to him without looking like a crazy stalker chick," Micah says.
"You think I'm a crazy stalker chick?"
"You're using an ancient war manual to try to win back your boyfriend. I think you're a girl who will do whatever it takes to get what she wants," he says. "Hey, at least you're committed.”
― Paula Stokes, The Art of Lainey

“As swift as wind, as gentle as forest, as fierce as fire, as unshakable as mountain."

-Fūrinkazan”
― Takeda Shingen

“To use the enemy's weapon is to play the enemy's game...speak the truth and hear the truth.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin, City of Illusions

“Be selective in your battles...”
― Brandi L. Bates, Remains To Be Seen

“he who knows when he can fight and when he cannot , will be victorious .”
― Sun Tzu

“The Sun Tzu School (which wrote the Art of War) surely never imagined that their antiwar, pro-empire treatise would become known and accepted after the fall of the first empire as a text on military tactics. Likewise, they would have been surprised to see the Ping-fa military metaphor—an inspired teaching device—come to be seen as the message and not the medium.”
― David G. Jones

“If your enemy has the power to see into the future, make sure you are the author of that future.”
― Lionel Suggs

“Война - это путь обмана. Поэтому, даже если [ты] способен,
показывай противнику свою неспособность. Когда должен ввести в бой
свои силы, притворись бездеятельным. Когда [цель] близко, показывай,
будто она далеко; когда же она действительн далеко, создавай
впечатление, что она близко.

Изобрази выгоду, чтобы завлечь его. Сотвори беспорядок [в его
силах] и возьми его.
Если он полон, приготовься; если он силен, избегай его.
Если он в гневе, беспокой его; будь почтителен, чтобы он возомнил о
себе.
Если враг отдохнувший, заставь его напрячь силы.
Если он объединен, разъедини его.
Нападай там, где он не приготовился.
Или вперед там, где он не ожидает.
Таковы пути, которыми военные стратеги побеждают. Но о них нельзя
говорить наперед.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“It is good to know one's enemy.
It is better to know one's self.”
― Max Hawthorne, Kronos Rising

“… to a Prince who wants to do great things, it is necessary to learn to deceive.”
― Niccolò Machiavelli

“The Sun Tzu School Ping-fa Directive.
Be strong and continually aware. Manage your strength and that of others. When essential, engage on your terms. Be observant, adaptive, and subtle. Do not lose control. Act decisively. Conclude quickly. Don't Fight!”
― David G. Jones

“Momentum in engaging with stakeholders arises from nothing more than the expected and the surprising, yet combining them form more ways than can ever be known. Each brings on the other, like an infinite cycle. Who can exhaust all possibilities?”
― Sun Tzu

“War is not an act of God. War grows directly out of the things which individuals do or fail to do. It is, in fact, the consequence of national policies or lack of policies.”
― Bernard Law Montgomery, Bernard Montgomery's Art of War

“He who advances
Without seeking
Fame,
Who retreats
Without escaping
Blame,
He whose one aim is
To protect his people
And serve his lord,
This man is
A Jewel of the Realm.”
― Sun Tzu, Art of War

“The highest form of warfare
Is to attack
Strategy itself;”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“When a force
Has fallen into danger,
It can
Snatch victory
From defeat.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“Sir, leadership is not the exertion of power and control alone. Rather it is the strategic use of enlightened thought and well-intentioned actions.”
― Wayne Ng, Finding the Way: A Novel of Lao Tzu

“It is a basic tenet of the warrior code I live by that people—not technology—are tasked with making the world a better place.”
― Sol Luckman, Cali the Destroyer

“A courtroom, Lawyers, Judges, rainbows, tilts, a card shark, a Royal Flush, a Bachelors Dream and a poker table is one hell of a story.”
― Niedria Kenny, Order in the Courtroom: The Tale of a Texas Poker Player

“In the quest for power, enemies will rise against you, and even trusted allies may reveal themselves as false friends. It is crucial to recognize the motivations and ambitions of those around you, discerning true loyalty from deceitful intentions. A Machiavellian dreamer must be prepared to sever ties when necessary, sacrificing temporary alliances for the greater good of their pursuit of power.”
― Kevin L. Michel, Machiavellian Dreams: A Manual