Quotes About Preparation

passivity means waiting for an opportunity

Now the general who wins a battle makes many calculations in his temple ere the battle is fought. The general who loses a battle makes but few calculations beforehand. Thus do many calculations lead to victory, and few calculations to defeat: how much more no calculation at all! It is by attention to this point that I can foresee who is likely to win or lose.

The general who wins a battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses a battle makes but few calculations beforehand.

By METHOD AND DISCIPLINE are to be understood the marshaling of the army in its proper subdivisions, the graduations of rank among the officers, the maintenance of roads by which supplies may reach the army, and the control of military expenditure. 11.  These five heads should be familiar to every general: he who knows them will be victorious; he who knows them not will fail.

Chapter1 Laying Plans

Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack." It

to be well-fed while the enemy is famished: — this is the art of husbanding one's strength.

Having collected an army and concentrated his forces, he must blend and harmonize the different elements thereof before pitching his camp. ["Chang Yu says: "the establishment of harmony and confidence between the higher and lower ranks before venturing into the field;

De ahí el dicho: conoce al enemigo y conócete a ti mismo, y sobre tu victoria no caerán dudas; conoce el Cielo y la Tierra, y tu victoria estará asegurada del todo.

2. To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.

More planning shall give greater possibility of victory while less planning, lesser possibility of victory. So how about those without planning?

Know thy enemy

dilatoriness.

Victorious warriors win first and then go to war.

It is a doctrine of war not to assume the enemy will not come, but rather to rely on one's readiness to meet him; not to presume that he will not attack, but rather to make one's self invincible.

Should one ask: 'How do I cope with a well-ordered enemy host about to attack me?' I reply: 'Seize something he cherishes and he will conform to your desires.' Speed is the essence of war. Take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness; travel by unexpected routes and strike him where has taken no precautions.

is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack.

la norma general de las operaciones militares consiste en no contar con que el enemigo no acuda, sino confiar en tener los medios de enfrentarte a él; no contar con que el adversario no ataque, sino confiar en poseer lo que no puede ser atacado.

If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.

Une armée victorieuse remporte l'avantage, avant d'avoir cherché la bataille ; une armée vouée à la défaite combat dans l'espoir de gagner.

Yemle ve kand?r, kargaÅŸa ç?kart ve ele geçir, dirençliyse ona göre haz?rlan, güçlüyse ondan sak?n, sinirliyse onu k?zd?r, tevazu göster ki gerçek san?p maÄŸrurlaÅŸs?n, dinleniyosa rahats?z et, aralar?nda birlik varsa ay?r, ona haz?rlanma f?rsat? vermeden sald?r, beklemediÄŸi anda ortaya ç?k.

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.

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.

equipaje está perdido, sin sus provisiones está perdido, sin sus bases de suministro, está perdido. 12. No podemos entrar en alianzas hasta estar familiarizados con los designios de nuestros vecinos. 13. No se está en condiciones de conducir un ejército en marcha, a menos que se esté familiarizado con cada aspecto del país que se recorre; con sus montañas y sus bosques, sus trampas