Quotes About Combat

Victories of a skillful warrior aren't extraordinary, but flawless because they're unavoidable.

L'invincibilité se trouve dans la défense, la possibilité de victoire dans l'attaque.

In war, attack directly; secure your victory indirectly

Within the dynamic of war, there's only direct and indirect, but their variations are inexhaustible. They are born one from the other within infinite tireless circle.

SavaÅŸ kand?rmacal? bir iÅŸtir. Bu nedenle vurabilecekken vuramayacakm?? gibi göstermek, sald?racakken sald?ramayacakm?? gibi göstermek, yakla??rken uzakla??yrmuÅŸ gibi göstermek, uzakla??rken yak?nla??yormuÅŸ gibi göstermek gerekir.

If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant

los que no son totalmente conscientes de las desventajas de servirse de las armas no pueden ser totalmente conscientes de las ventajas de utilizarlas.

the good fighter is able to secure himself against defeat, but cannot make certain of defeating the enemy.

Good warriors take their stand on ground where they cannot lose, and do not overlook conditions that make an opponent prone to defeat.

When a force Has fallen into danger, It can Snatch victory From defeat.

It is the rule in war, if our forces are ten to the enemy's one, to surround him; if five to one, to attack him; [Straightway, without waiting for any further advantage.] if twice as numerous, to divide our army into two.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. Though an obstinate fight may be made by a small force, in the end it must be captured by the larger force

Practica las artes marciales, calcula la fuerza de tus adversarios, haz que pierdan su ánimo y dirección, de manera que aunque el ejército enemigo esté intacto sea inservible: esto es ganar sin violencia.

La psicología de los soldados consiste en resistir cuando se ven rodeados, luchar cuando no se puede evitar y obedecer en casos extremos.

Z tego powodu armia triumfuj?ca najpierw okre?la warunki zwyci?stwa, a dopiero potem podejmuje dzia?ania prowadz?ce do bitwy. Armia pokonana najpierw staje do walki, a potem szuka zwyci?stwa.

Si tus fuerzas son diez veces superiores a las del adversario, rodéalo; si son cinco veces superiores, atácalo; si son dos veces superiores, divídelo. Si tus fuerzas son iguales en número, lucha si te es posible. Si tus fuerzas son inferiores, mantente continuamente en guardia, pues el más pequeño fallo te acarrearía las peores consecuencias

This is a war against lies. If we want to win, we can't attack in straight lines.

RATIONAL THOUGHT AND a working knowledge of hand-to-hand combat were useless when faced with the villainous power of the American house spider.

I am scared, numbed from the marital wars - that deadly, deadening combat which is the opposite, the antithesis of the sharp painful struggles of lovers. Lovers fight with knives and whips, husbands and wives poisoned marshmallows, sleeping pills, and wet blankets.

Beware Stephen! There will probably be a magical combat of some sort. I daresay I shall have to take on different forms – cockatrice, raw head and bloody bones, rains of fire, etc., etc. You may wish to stand back a little!

Author says the ineffectual U.S. Navy of two centuries ago lost two thirds as many men to duelist bullets as to sea hazards.

During duty tours in China during the 1930s Carlson accompanied Mao Tse-tung and his army on the Long March and into combat against the Japanese. Carlson deeply admired Mao.

He landed on cheap shot, but I knocked him out of the tournament.

La niña comenzó a golpear como él le había enseñado, con la base del puño, como si fuera un martillo. —Nunca con los nudillos. Con los nudillos solo pegan los perdedores. Quizá golpeen más fuerte, pero solo pegarán un par de veces antes de tener la mano hinchada e inservible —le había aleccionado.

In December 2013, The Times of India reported that, despite laws introduced to combat the phenomenon, witch hunts continue unabated, especially in rural areas. Their study indicates that many of these cases are rooted in property disputes, just as so many witch hunts were centuries ago during Europe's Burning Times.