Quotes About Combat

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.

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.

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.

17. All warfare is based on deception.

Know your enemy, know yourself, and the victory will not be questionable even in hundreds of battles.

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He who does not know theevilsof war cannot appreciate its benefits

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.

To fight is to win, for he attacks only when the enemy has sown the seeds of defeat.

masking strength with weakness is to be effected by tactical dispositions.

Si conoces al enemigo y te conoces a ti mismo, no debes temer el resultado de cien batallas. Si te conoces a ti mismo, pero no al enemigo, por cada victoria obtenida también sufrirás una derrota. Si no sabes nada ni del enemigo ni de ti mismo, sucumbirás en todas las batallas.

The force which confronts the enemy is the normal; that which goes to his flanks the extraordinary. no commander of an army can wrest the advantage from the enemy without extraordinary forces.

Si utilizas al enemigo para derrotar al enemigo, serás poderoso en cualquier lugar a donde vayas.

Secure your victory by attacking indefensible position.

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

Quão lamentável é arriscar tudo em um único combate, negligenciando a estratégia vitoriosa, e fazer com que o destino de tuas armas dependa de uma única batalha!

PoÅ¡leÅ¡-li muže do boje, pak ?ím déle bude trvat dosažení vítÄ›zství, tím více se otupí jejich zbranÄ› a pohasne žár v jejich srdcích.

That the impact of your army may be like a grindstone dashed against an egg — this is effected by the science of weak points and strong.

In battle, there are not more than two methods of attack — the direct and the indirect; yet these two in combination give rise to an endless series of maneuvers.

Las armas son instrumentos de mal augurio

Now the troops of those adept in war are used like the 'Simultaneously Responding' snake of Mount Ch'ang. When struck on the head its tail attacks; when struck on the tail, its head attacks, when struck in the centre bot head and tail attack.

the soldier works out his victory in relation to the foe whom he is facing.

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