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The end of the republic is to enervate and to weaken all other bodies so as to increase its own body. — Niccolo Machiavelli

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

When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move. — Sun Tzu

Intelligence won wars, not brute force. — Rick Riordan

Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons. And they will follow you into the deepest valley. — Sun Tzu

The Arts are the only acceptable theatre of war for peace. — Bryant McGill

Remember Ping-fa, Sun Tzu,' Art of War - read between the lines: kick ass and take names later."

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Stargirl — Linden Morningstar

Armies perfect the art of fighting the last war just in time for the next one. — Max Brooks

The art of war," I told him, "is to make the enemy do your bidding. — Bernard Cornwell

Art is a war - between ourselves and the forces of self-sabotage that would stop us from doing our work. The artist is a warrior. — Steven Pressfield

In free society art is not a weapon ... Artists are not engineers of the soul. — John F. Kennedy

Management of many is the same as management of few. It is a matter of organization. — Sun Tzu

The first way to lose a state is to neglect the art of war; the first way to gain a state is to be skilled in the art of war. — Niccolo Machiavelli

Not till the end of the war will there be any time for art or love or magic again. Perhaps never again. — Mary Butts

Without subtle ingenuity of mind, one cannot make certain of the truth of their reports. — Sun Tzu

Nothing is more difficult than the art of maneuvering for advantageous positions. — Sun Tzu

I wrote in the 'War of Art' that I could divide my life neatly into two parts: before turning pro and after. After is better. — Steven Pressfield

The value of time, that is of being a little ahead of your opponent, often provides greater advantage than superior numbers or greater resources. — Sun Tzu

In a similar way, The Art of War pinpoints anger and greed as fundamental causes of defeat. — Sun Tzu

The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles BY STEVEN PRESSFIELD Pressfield's — Daniel H. Pink

Agitate him and ascertain the pattern of his movement. — Sun Tzu

The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands — Sun Tzu

The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting. — Sun Tzu

The art of war in its highest point of view is policy. — Carl Von Clausewitz

The art of giving orders is not to try to rectify the minor blunders and not be swayed by petty doubts. — Sun Tzu

Other conditions being equal, if one force is hurled against another ten times its size, the result will be the flight of the former. — Sun Tzu

The economy of gift, of art, is fundamentally opposed to the economy of war. — Mary Rose O'Reilley

It is the business of a general to be quiet and thus ensure secrecy; upright and just, and thus maintain order. — 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

The good fighter is able to secure himself against defeat, but cannot make certain of defeating the enemy. — Sun Tzu

When weak, act strong. — Rick Riordan

War is the art of killing each other brutally, diplomacy is the art of killing each other softly. — Bangambiki Habyarimana

Nothing is of greater importance in time of war than in knowing how to make the best use of a fair opportunity when it is offered. — Niccolo Machiavelli

The art of war is to gain time when your strength is inferior. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Fierce language and pretentious advances are signs that the enemy is about to retreat. — Sun Tzu

The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on. — Ulysses S. Grant

Rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him — Sun Tzu

With regard to narrow passes, if you can occupy them first, let them be strongly garrisoned and await the advent of the enemy. — Sun Tzu

Sun Tzu said: The art of war is of vital importance to the State. — Sun Tzu

The art of Europe is drowned in the centuries in the war-scarred face of a motherland.. — John Geddes

When I look back on the townscapes now, they do seem to me to recall certain images of the destruction of Dresden during the war. — Gerhard Richter

I have much to teach you. Come and learn the art of war from the one who invented it. (Takeshi) — Sherrilyn Kenyon

Knowledge of the enemy's dispositions can only be obtained from other men. — Sun Tzu

Princes should delegate to others the enactment of unpopular measures and keep in their own hands the means of winning favours. — Niccolo Machiavelli

The consummate leader cultivates the moral law, and strictly adheres to method and discipline; thus it is in his power to control success. — Sun Tzu

After all, what more does a true genius want? The mind itself is the palace where all the real treasures, the works of art, the indulgences exist. — Alex Scarrow

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

To use the enemy's weapon is to play the enemy's game ... speak the truth and hear the truth. — Ursula K. Le Guin

war, the human antithesis of art — Campbell McGrath

The art of war is like the art of the courtesan; indeed they might be called sisters, since both are slaves of desperation. — Pietro Aretino

These are six ways of courting defeat, which must be carefully noted by the general who has attained a responsible post. — Sun Tzu

Nagasaki was an embarrassment to the art of war — Don DeLillo

The art of plucking the goose without making it cry out has been developed to a high state of perfection at the hands of the war makers. — Frederic C. Howe

Anything worthwhile is opposed. Steven Pressfield (War of Art) calls this the Resistance. — Michael Hyatt

The King is only fond of words, and cannot translate them into deeds. — Teck Foo Check

In all fighting, the direct method may be used for joining battle, but indirect methods will be needed in order to secure victory. — Sun Tzu

Don't flail against the world, use it. Flexibility is the operative principle in the art of war. — Sun Tzu

The forces of adversaries are more diminished by the loss of those who flee than of those who are killed. — Niccolo Machiavelli

Polish your wisdom: learn public justice, distinguish between good and evil, study the ways of different arts one by one. — Miyamoto Musashi

The Art of War is self-explanatory — 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

Ignorant of the arts of luxury, the primitive Romans had improved the science of government and war. — Edward Gibbon

If not in the interests of the state, do not act. If you cannot succeed, do not use troops. If you are not in danger, do not fight. — Sun Tzu

Ingenious to their ruin, every age improves the art and instruments of rage. — Edmund Waller

And therefore those skilled in war bring the enemy to the field of battle and are not brought there by him. — Sun Tzu

The person who practices an art is an artist, not a samurai, and one should have the intention of being called a samurai. — Yamamoto Tsunetomo

A battle that you win cancels any other bad action of yours. In the same way, by losing one, all the good things worked by you before become vain. — Niccolo Machiavelli

The saying 'the arts aid the body' is for samurai of other regions. For samurai of the Nabeshima clan the arts bring ruin to the body. — Yamamoto Tsunetomo

Art is the war against what we do not choose to feel. It's the battle of color, words, sound, and shape, and it rages for or against love. — Tarryn Fisher

War is the highest form of modern art. — Filippo Tommaso Marinetti

The sinews of art and literature, like those of war, are money. — Samuel Butler

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

Since the handling of arms is a beautiful spectacle, it is delightful to young men. — Niccolo Machiavelli

The war was the end of an era, in art as well. And we were trying to create a new philosophy. — Douglas Sirk

There's no such thing as civilization. The word just means the art of living in cities. — Roger Zelazny

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

With the Mongolian horse warfare, I did a lot of research into the Mongol art of war. — John Fusco

It is the business of a general to be serene and inscrutable, impartial and self-controlled. — Sun Tzu

One who has few must prepare against the enemy; one who has many makes the enemy prepare against him. — Sun Tzu

We have long possessed the art of war and the science of war, which have been evolved in the minutest detail. — Fredrik Bajer

Walking away ends a battle in the heart of one,
and starts a war in the soul of another. — Jenim Dibie

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

If the enemy leaves a door open, you must rush in. — Sun Tzu

Deception is the art of war. — James Patterson

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

Art transcends war. Art is the language of God and war is the barking of men. Beethoven is bigger than war. — Fannie Hurst

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

The greatest remedy that is used against a plan of the enemy is to do voluntarily what he plans that you do by force. — Niccolo Machiavelli

The whole art of war consists of guessing at what is on the other side of the hill. — Arthur Wellesley

Like all art forms, film is a media as powerful as weapons of mass destruction; the only difference is that war destroys and film inspires. — Nicolas Winding Refn

WAR, n. A by-product of the arts of peace. The most menacing political condition is a period of international amity. — Ambrose Bierce

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

The art of land warfare is an art of genius, of inspiration. On the sea nothing is genius or inspiration; everything is positive or empiric. — Napoleon Bonaparte

The arts can do more to sustain the peace than all the wars, the armaments, and the threats and warnings of politicians. — Arthur Miller

When orders are consistently trustworthy and observed, the relationship of a commander with his troops is satisfactory. — Sun Tzu

The art of living. Isn't that a funny expression? — Anne Frank