Quotes About Strategy

I have a plan," said Nothing. "Does it involve a sword?" asked Jaud. A pause. "All my plans do." "Do you have a sword?" Another. "No." "How will your plan work without one?" muttered Sumael. A third. "Death waits for us all.

Battles may sometimes be won by the brave, but wars are always won by the clever.

If you can't make your enemies trust you, you can at least make them mistrust each other.

In the end … the only thing a man can really do … is pick his moment. Watch for the opening, and recognise it when it comes, and seize it.

El necio ataca -le había dicho-. El sabio sonríe, observa y aprende...y luego ataca.

To regret the methods, you have to win." He couldn't stay on his feet any longer, and he grunted as he took one lurching step and the padded socket squeezed at his stump. "Once you've won ... who cares about the methods?

Rising early. Of course. The second greatest virtue. It comes just behind ruthlessness.

He had discovered early in his military career that if one has an effective and experienced officer above, coupled with effective and experienced soldiers below, one need do, and know, nothing.

Perhaps the vengeance could wait, at least until he had a bigger blade to work with. You have to be realistic, after all.

I am sure you understand that a reputation for ruthlessness can be useful. A great ruler, especially one of as wide and various a country as Gurkhul, must first be feared. He would desire to be loved also, but that is a luxury. Fear is essential. Whatever you may have heard, Uthman is neither a man of peace, nor of war. He is a man of… what would be your word? Necessity. He is a man of the right tool at the right time.

The ground must be a general's best friend, or it becomes his worst enemy.

In war, you seize all the high ground you can.' He lifted the egg to his lips, looking small between his big finger and thumb. 'Except the moral kind.' And he sucked the insides out through the hole. 'That ain't worth shit.

Naturally, as soldiers, you all are prone to be sentimental about warfare. But fighting is only any use when it's cheaper than the alternatives.

It can be a fearsome weapon, patience. One that few men ever learn to use. A

War is but the pricking point of politics.

An army is an instrument of government. It must be used in such a way that it furthers the interests of government. Otherwise what use is it? Only an extremely costly machine for … minting medals.

Last Argument of Kings." Inscribed on his cannons by Louis XIV

No one had the answers. Worse. There weren't any. The best you could do was play a long con and act as if you had them. Never show fear. Never show doubt.

No plan survives contact with the enemy." Helmuth von Moltke

It's a sorry fact that the man who strikes first usually strikes last,

Van már terved? - Megöllek, és elbújok a holttestedben.

The general with the smallest numbers should remain always on the offensive.

But being right is of little value in war.

Revenge is a dish best served cold' Pierre Choderlos de Laclos