Quotes About Strategy

Secret operations are essential in war; upon them the army relies to make its every move. An army without secret agents is exactly like a man without eyes or ears.

La prudencia y la firmeza de un pequeño número de personas pueden llegar a cansar y a dominar incluso a numerosos ejércitos.

Un gobierno no debe movilizar un ejército por ira y los jefes militares no deben provocar la guerra por cólera.

The art of giving orders is not to try to rectify the minor blunders and not to be swayed by petty doubts. Vacillation and fussiness are the surest means of sapping confidence of an army.

Triunfan aquellos que: -saben cuando luchar y cuando no -saben discernir cuándo utilizar muchas o pocas tropas. -tienen tropas cuyos rangos superiores e inferiores tienen el mismo objetivo. -se enfrentan con preparativos a enemigos desprevenidos. -tienen generales competentes y no limitados por sus gobiernos civiles.

fallar en conocer la situación de los adversarios por economizar en aprobar gastos para investigar y estudiar a la oposición es extremadamente inhumano y no es típico de un buen jefe militar, de un consejero de gobierno, ni de un gobernante victorioso.

Si conoces a los demás y te conoces a ti mismo, ni en cien batallas correrás peligro; si no conoces a los demás, pero te conoces a ti mismo, perderás una batalla y ganarás otra; si no conoces a los demás ni te conoces a ti mismo, correrás peligro en cada batalla.

20. Thus it may be known that the leader of armies is the arbiter of the people's fate, the man on whom it depends whether the nation shall be in peace or in peril.

A common mistake is to consider planning as only a mental process, an idea in our head that simply looks at the past and adjusts for the future. If your plan is not in writing, you do not have a plan at all. Instead, you have only a dream, a vision, or perhaps even a nightmare.

Hacerte invencible significa conocerte a ti mismo; aguardar para descubrir la vulnerabilidad del adversario significa conocer a los demás.

The answer was again in the affirmative, so arrangements were made to bring 180 ladies out of the Palace. Sun Tzu divided them into two companies, and placed one of the King's favorite concubines at the head of each. He then bade them all take spears in their hands, and addressed them thus: "I presume you know the difference between front and back, right hand and left hand?

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

Grab something, what is dear to the enemy, and he's going to do how you would want.

Those unable to understand the dangers inherent in employing troops are equally unable to understand the advantageous ways of doing so.

The strong and the weak can serve, thanks to the principles of the ground.

El arte de la guerra se basa en el engaño. Por lo tanto, cuando es capaz de atacar, ha de aparentar incapacidad; cuando las tropas se mueven, aparentar inactividad. Si está cerca del enemigo, ha de hacerle creer que está lejos; si está lejos, aparentar que se está cerca. Poner cebos para atraer al enemigo.

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

An enlightened ruler thinks carefully; effective general goes to the end.

A previous information allows wise rulers and valuable generals to move and conquer.

It is not the pinnacle of martial achievement to fight and win a hundred battles. It is the pinnacle of martial achievement to win without fighting

Conosci il nemico, conosci te stesso, mai sarà in dubbio il risultato di cento battaglie.

All warfare is based on deception. 18. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near.

What is essential in war is victory, not prolonged operations. And therefore the general who understands war is the Minister of the people's fate and arbiter of the nation's destiny.

You cannot shut your ears to the thunder or your eyes to the lighting—so rapid are they.' Likewise, an attack should be made so quickly that it cannot be parried.