Sun Tzu, ancient strategy, and the long view of war.
Place soldiers where there is no escape, and they will prefer death to flight.
— Han Xin
"Place soldiers where there is no escape, and they will prefer death to flight."
Know your enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be in peril.
— Sun Tzu
"Know your enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be in per..."
All warfare is based on deception.
"All warfare is based on deception."
Without inner calm, one cannot achieve far-reaching goals.
— Zhuge Liang
"Without inner calm, one cannot achieve far-reaching goals."
Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.
"Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting."
I would rather betray the world than let the world betray me.
— Cao Cao
"I would rather betray the world than let the world betray me."
The wise win before they fight, while the ignorant fight to win.
"The wise win before they fight, while the ignorant fight to win."
In commanding troops, the more the better.
"In commanding troops, the more the better."
Wine before us, let us sing; how brief is the span of mortal life.
"Wine before us, let us sing; how brief is the span of mortal life."