Author: qp

Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory
Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.
If the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things.
If the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things.
Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust.
Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust.
Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil....
When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.
He will win who knows how to handle both superior and inferior forces.
He will win who knows how to handle both superior and inferior forces.
If fighting is sure to result in victory, than you must fight...
If fighting is sure to result in victory, than you must fight, even though the ruler forbid it; if fighting will not result in victory, then you must not fight even at the ruler’s bidding.
A wise general makes a point of foraging of the enemy.
A wise general makes a point of foraging of the enemy.
All war is deception.
All war is deception.
It is more important to out-think your enemy, than to outfight him.
It is more important to out-think your enemy, than to outfight him.
Attack like the Fire and be still as the Mountain.
Move swift as the Wind and closely-formed as the Wood. Attack like the Fire and be still as the Mountain.
Do not press an enemy at bay.
Do not press an enemy at bay.
Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons
Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons. And they will follow you into the deepest valley.
When you surround an army, leave an outlet free.
When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.
Convince your enemy that he will gain very little by attacking you
Convince your enemy that he will gain very little by attacking you; this will diminish his enthusiasm.
If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.
If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.
Who wishes to fight must first count the cost.
Who wishes to fight must first count the cost.
So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.
So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.
To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.
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.
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night
Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.
To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.
To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.
Know yourself and you will win all battles.
Know yourself and you will win all battles.
Victory comes from finding opportunities in problems.
Victory comes from finding opportunities in problems.
Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.
Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.
All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy...
All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.
Keep your friends close, your enemies even closer.
Keep your friends close, your enemies even closer.
In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.
In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.
The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.
The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.
There is no instance of a nation benefiting from prolonged warfare.
There is no instance of a nation benefiting from prolonged warfare.
If your opponent is of choleric temper, irritate him.
If your opponent is of choleric temper, irritate him.
He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.
He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.
Quickness is the essence of the war.
Quickness is the essence of the war.
Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.
Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.
If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near.
If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near.
Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.
Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.
If quick, I survive. If not quick, I am lost. This is death.
If quick, I survive. If not quick, I am lost. This is “death.”
Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.
Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.
Great results, can be achieved with small forces.
Great results, can be achieved with small forces.
If his forces are united, separate them.
If his forces are united, separate them.