Quotes About Adversity

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

Confront them with annihilation, and they will then survive; plunge them into a deadly situation, and they will then live. When people fall into danger, they are then able to strive for victory.

Danger has a bracing effect.

In difficult ground, press on; In encircled ground, devise stratagems; In death ground, fight.

Sun Tzu said: The art of war recognises nine varieties of ground: (1) Dispersive ground; (2) facile ground; (3) contentious ground; (4) open ground; (5) ground of intersecting highways; (6) serious ground; (7) difficult ground; (8) hemmed-in ground; (9) desperate ground.

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

Invincibility is in oneself, vulnerability in the opponent.

If equally matched, we can offer battle; if slightly inferior in numbers, we can avoid the enemy; if quite unequal in every way, we can flee from him.

1. Sun Tzu said: The art of war recognizes nine varieties of ground: (1) Dispersive ground; (2) Facile ground; (3) Contentious ground; (4) Open ground; (5) Ground of intersecting highways; (6) Serious ground; (7) Difficult ground; (8) Hemmed-in ground; (9) Desperate ground.

Now, when your weapons are dulled, your ardor damped, your strength exhausted and your treasure spent, other chieftains will spring up to take advantage of your extremity. Then no man, however wise, will be able to avert the consequences that must ensue.

La invencibilidad está en uno mismo, la vulnerabilidad en el adversario.

When an army falls into danger, it can snatch victory from defeat.

So much for operations in salt-marches.

Those who do not know the conditions of mountains and forests, hazardous defiles, marshes and swamps, cannot conduct the march of an army. Those who do not use local guides are unable to obtain the advantages of the ground.

Ä°çinde bulunduÄŸunuz durum ve koÅŸullar ne kadar tehlikeli olursa olsun, umutsuzluÄŸa kap?lmay?n; as?l her ÅŸeyden korkulacak durumlarda korkulacak hiçbir ÅŸey yoktur; tehlikelerle kuÅŸat?ld???n?zda bu tehlikelerin hiçbirinden korkmay?n; çaresiz kald???n?zda elinize ne geçerse ona güvenin; gafil avland???n?zda gidip düÅŸman? gafil avlay?n.

War is like a fire—if you do not put it out, it will burn itself out.

Do not press an enemy at bay. Wild beasts, when at bay, fight desperately. How much more is this true of men! If they know there is no alternative they will fight to the death.

Victory comes from finding opportunities in problems.

According as circumstances are favourable, one should modify one's plans.

Cuando te halles en un terreno cerrado, prepara alguna estrategia y muévete. Cuando te halles en un terreno mortal, lucha.

Správným zp?sobem jak ?elit úto?ící armádÄ› není doufat, že nepÃ…â"¢ijde, ale naopak pÃ…â"¢ipravit se co nejlépe na její pÃ…â"¢íchod.

Si no puedes ser fuerte, pero tampoco sabes ser débil, serás derrotado.

A skillful warrior doesn't depend on enemy's absence, but on his own readiness.

Los terrenos bajos son húmedos, lo cual provoca enfermedades y dificulta el combate.