Quotes About Tactics

In peace, a wise man makes preparations for war.

Always attack. Even in defense, attack. The attacking arm possesses the initiative and thus commands the action. To attack makes men brave; to defend makes them timorous.

If he had a million men he would swear the enemy has two millions, and then he would sit down in the mud and yell for three.

He, general or mere captain, who employs every one in the storming of a position can be sure of seeing it retaken by an organized counterattack of four men and a corporal.

Close combat, man to man, is plainly to be regarded as the real basis of combat.

A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win.

The way he plays Chess demonstrates a man's whole nature

In reality, it si more fruitful to wound than to kill. While the dead man lies still, counting only one man less, the wounded man is a progressive drain upon his side.

The clever combatant looks to the effect of combined energy, and does not require too much from individuals. Hence his ability to pick out the right men and utilize combined energy

The control of a large force is the same principle as the control of a few men: it is merely a question of dividing up their numbers.

Anytime you can already have somebody in a pinning position where they can't kick out, what better than that for a brilliant man.

The great Chinese classics have always said that it's better not to fight; that the clever man achieves his ends without violence; that a battle delayed is better than a battle fought.

I used to say of him that his presence on the field made the difference of forty thousand men.

For every man who has learned to fight in arms will desire to learn the proper arrangement of an army, which is the sequel of the lesson.

You need at least eight or nine men in a ten-man wall.

Chess is a contest between two men which lends itself particularly to the conflicts surrounding aggression.

The fool strikes. The wise man smiles, and watches, and learns. Then strikes.

The way I fight, it's not me beatin' the man. I make the man whip himself.

If we know that the enemy is open to attack, but are unaware that our own men are not in a condition to attack, we have gone only halfway towards victory.

I always say we got 700 pounds of pork up front. They're going to hold guys down and allow us linebackers to make a lot of plays. Even in practice. I'm loving it, man.

Cradles are the most powerful pinning combination known to man

Nonviolent tactics can move into action on our behalf men not naturally inclined to act for us.

I would have played Tom Finney in his overcoat - there would have been four men marking him when we were kickin' in.

Chess is a curse upon a man.