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The art of chess is akin to the art of war itself; full of strategy and cunning, yet clever placements. — Jennifer Megan Varnadore

Never send a battalion to take a hill if a regiment is available. — Dwight D. Eisenhower

You must become your enemy to truly understand him. — Felix O. Hartmann

Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will. — Sun Tzu

Do many calculations lead to victory, and few calculations to defeat — Sun Tzu

The principle on which to manage an army is to set up one standard of courage which all must reach. — Sun Tzu

If you aren't preparing for life like a war, you'll end up living like a prisoner of war. — Sharad Vivek Sagar

The worst calamities that befall an army arise from hesitation — Sun Tzu

Be stern in the council-chamber, [Show no weakness, and insist on your plans being ratified by the sovereign.] so that you may control the situation. — Sun Tzu

Bush's faith in the rightness of his strategy in the broader war is deep-seated. It is a product of faith. — Rich Lowry

The whole secret lies in confusing the enemy, so that he cannot fathom our real intent. — Sun Tzu

Conform to the enemy's tactics until a favorable opportunity offers; then come forth and engage in a battle that shall prove decisive. — Sun Tzu

If there is a Way involving the spirit of not being defeated, to help oneself and gain honour, it is the Way of Strategy. — Miyamoto Musashi

When you are dealing with an invisible enemy,
use most resources as shield, and a bit as a bait. — Toba Beta

The rising of birds in their flight is the sign of an ambuscade. Startled beasts indicate that a sudden attack is coming. — Sun Tzu

Who does not know the evils of war cannot appreciate its benefits — Sun Tzu

The two-war strategy is just a marketing device to justify a high [military] budget. — Merrill McPeak

A clever general, therefore, avoids an army when its spirit is keen, but attacks it when it is sluggish and inclined to return. — Sun Tzu

To conquer the enemy without resorting to war is the most desirable. The highest form of generalship is to conquer the enemy by strategy. — Sun Tzu

The history of the failure of war can almost be summed up in two words: too late. — Douglas MacArthur

Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions. — Sun Tzu

We cannot enter into alliances until we are acquainted with the designs of our neighbors. — Sun Tzu

If you fight with all your might, there is a chance of life; where as death is certain if you cling to your corner — Sun Tzu

The art of war is the art of deception. — Sun Tzu

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

Strategy is the art of making use of time and space. I am less concerned about the later than the former. Space we can recover, lost time never. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Consider your goal like a war to win and use whatever strategies you know to win — Bangambiki Habyarimana

When you have attained the way of strategy there will be nothing that you cannot understand. You will see the way in everything. — Miyamoto Musashi

Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win — Sun Tzu

Standing on the defensive indicates insufficient strength; attacking, a superabundance of strength. — Sun Tzu

mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy — Sun Tzu

A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends. — Baltasar Gracian

When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard. — Sun Tzu

who wishes to fight must first count the cost — Sun Tzu

The higher level of grand strategy [is] that of conducting war with a far-sighted regard to the state of the peace that will follow. — B.H. Liddell Hart

The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy. — Sun Tzu

Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him. — Sun Tzu

War is more than battles, and battles are more than violence. — Lance Conrad

Supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy. — Sun Tzu

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

Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home. — Sun Tzu

The only teacher that's worth anything to you is your enemy. — Orson Scott Card

Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day. — Sun Tzu

Strategy is the most important department of the art of war, and strategical skill is the highest and rarest function of military genius. — George Stillman Hillard

If his forces are united, separate them. — Sun Tzu

Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack. — Sun Tzu

Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt. — Sun Tzu

A weapon is merely a weapon, nothing more. What matters is how you use it. — Kaoru Kurimoto

Whether in an advantageous position or a disadvantageous one, the opposite state should be always present to your mind. — Sun Tzu

When the common soldiers are too strong and their officers too weak, the result is INSUBORDINATION. — Sun Tzu

Thus those skilled in war subdue the enemy's army without battle ... They conquer by strategy. — Sun Tzu

A war without a strategy cannot be won. Then it is merely a battle where more lives are lost than necessary. — Jennifer Megan Varnadore

The military weapon is but one of the means that serve the purposes of war: one out of the assortment which grand strategy can employ. — B.H. Liddell Hart

Rouse him, and learn the principle of his activity or inactivity. Force him to reveal himself, so as to find out his vulnerable spots. — Sun Tzu

When the officers are too strong and the common soldiers too weak, the result is COLLAPSE. — Sun Tzu

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

You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended. — Sun Tzu

Risk is the factor of a stratagem measured by what man is powerless to control. — Mike Norton

In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable. — Dwight D. Eisenhower

Military strategy...has become the diplomacy of violence. — Thomas C. Schelling

If, on the other hand, in the midst of difficulties we are always ready to seize an advantage, we may extricate ourselves from misfortune. — Sun Tzu

NATO needs to adapt its strategy to meet new challenges — Angela Merkel

If there is disturbance in the camp, the general's authority is weak. — Sun Tzu

Never venture, never win! — Sun Tzu