The Art Of War Best Quote Quotes

You study the Path of Peace. I practice the Art of War. There are some congruities between these different approaches but there are many more differences, and they are significant. The Art of War is carried out on the battlefield with deadly weaponry and sometimes, more importantly, in other places and in other ways that you would find distasteful. If I speak little about my plans it's because the Art of War teaches that it is the business of a general to ensure secrecy. You might want to mollify or change my tactics or strategies to fit the morals of your peacetime world and I'd be shackled and hampered in seeing the victory won as it should be, as quickly as possible, with as little fighting as possible, and at the lowest cost possible. You cannot bear the consequences of battle and you don't know the resources required. I do. ~ Aleksandra Layland

I have much to teach you. Come and learn the art of war from the one who invented it. (Takeshi) ~ Sherrilyn Kenyon

The art of war is like the art of the courtesan; indeed they might be called sisters, since both are slaves of desperation. ~ Pietro Aretino

Then down came the lid
the day was lost, for art, at Sarajevo. World-politics stepped in, and a war was started which has not ended yet: a "war to end war." But it merely ended art. It did not end war. ~ Wyndham Lewis

The world will continue to change dramatically, but fighting and war can destroy us utterly. What we need now are techniques of harmony, not those of contention. The Art of Peace is required, not the Art of War. ~ Morihei Ueshiba

The whole art of war consists of guessing at what is on the other side of the hill. ~ Arthur Wellesley

War destroys. War obliterates. War is ruination. And war begets more war. After thousands of years of experience proving this, and reams of literature and countless works of art exposing it, when are people going to learn? ~ Lisa Simeone

Historically, art has always had a market. When one medieval fiefdom defeated another they would drag back its jewels, gold, tapestries and art objects as the spoils of war. Art equaled power, riches and culture. ~ Arne Glimcher

To know in war how to recognize an opportunity and seize it is better than anything else. ~ Niccolo Machiavelli

It is better to seek peace than to start wars. ~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The Art of War is self-explanatory ~ Sun Tzu

They say human is a thinking animal; in times of war, don't even use the adjective 'thinking'! ~ Mehmet Murat Ildan

Supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy. ~ Sun Tzu

I didn't like anti-Vietnam War art. I didn't like feminist art. I thought it was heavy-handed and stupid - as art. ~ Robert Barry

Sharing our depressions felt like having survived a war. The experience bonds you to the other person for life. ~ Art Buchwald

In war there is but one favorable moment; the great art is to seize it! ~ Napoleon Bonaparte

Old men declare war because they have failed to solve complex political and economic problems. ~ Art Hoppe

war, the human antithesis of art ~ Campbell McGrath

Every day we have a choice - either to spread love and peace or to spread hate and war! And each one of us must choose love and peace each time and every time! ~ Avijeet Das

Chess is all about getting the king into check, you see. It's about killing the father. I would say that chess has more to do with the art of murder than it does with the art of war. ~ Arturo Perez Reverte

If it is to your advantage, make a forward move; if not, stay where you are. ~ Sun Tzu

Peace hath her victories, no less renowned than war. ~ John Milton

In war everything is simple, but it's the simple things that are difficult. ~ Carl Von Clausewitz

War is an art and as such is not susceptible of explanation by fixed formula ~ George S. Patton

When they remain in garrison, soldiers are maintained with fear and punishment; when they are then led to war, with hope and reward. ~ Niccolo Machiavelli

Thus, though we have heard of stupid haste in war, cleverness has never been seen associated with long delays. ~ Sun Tzu

The war was the end of an era, in art as well. And we were trying to create a new philosophy. ~ Douglas Sirk

In war, numbers alone confer no advantage. Do not advance relying on sheer military power. ~ Sun Tzu

It baseball is an American institution and more lasting than some marriages, war, Supreme Court decisions and even major depressions ~ Art Rust, Jr.

The art of war in its highest point of view is policy. ~ Carl Von Clausewitz

He whose ranks are united in purpose will be victorious. ~ Sun Tzu

Art isn't done to decorate apartments, but to wage war against the enemy. ~ Pablo Picasso

Thus the castle of each feudal chieftain became a school of chivalry, into which any noble youth, whose parents were from poverty unable to educate him to the art of war, was readily received. ~ Horatio Alger

Hence the saying: The enlightened ruler lays his plans well ahead; the good general cultivates his resources. ~ Sun Tzu

Don't flail against the world, use it. Flexibility is the operative principle in the art of war. ~ Sun Tzu

The economy of gift, of art, is fundamentally opposed to the economy of war. ~ Mary Rose O'Reilley

In war, then, let your great object be victory, not lengthy campaigns. ~ Sun Tzu

Next to war, art is the greatest way to immortalize a reputation. ~ Roman Genn

The art of living. Isn't that a funny expression? ~ Anne Frank

Now this foreknowledge cannot be elicited from spirits; it cannot be obtained inductively from experience, nor by any deductive calculation. ~ Sun Tzu

It may safely be asserted that the art of war will soon be reduced to a simple question of expenditure and credit, and that the largest purse will be the strongest arm. ~ William Winwood Reade

With the Mongolian horse warfare, I did a lot of research into the Mongol art of war. ~ John Fusco

When the position is such that neither side will gain by making the first move, it is called temporising ground. ~ Sun Tzu

If life can be a work of art, then what are the works of art? ~ David Berkowitz Chicago

This kind of painting with its large frames is a bourgeois drawing-room art. It is an art dealer's art-and that came in after the civil wars following the French Revolution. ~ Edvard Munch

No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen; no general should fight a battle simply out of pique. ~ Sun Tzu

We cannot enter into alliances until we are acquainted with the designs of our neighbors. ~ Sun Tzu

War is the highest form of modern art. ~ Filippo Tommaso Marinetti

History is remembered by its art, not its war machines. ~ James Rosenquist

War is a hydra-headed monster; it produces more wars. ~ Kristian Goldmund Aumann

Only a morbid society without aesthetic values, exercises itself, in war scenarios. ~ Kristian Goldmund Aumann

Agitate him and ascertain the pattern of his movement. ~ Sun Tzu

The art of Europe is drowned in the centuries in the war-scarred face of a motherland.. ~ John Geddes

Only those who really experienced the war will want to preserve peace with all their might ~ Andreas Hartinger

The brother of war is called injustice. ~ Kristian Goldmund Aumann

Art is a war - between ourselves and the forces of self-sabotage that would stop us from doing our work. The artist is a warrior. ~ Steven Pressfield

We believe in the art of war. We are trying to get our competition to attack us with angry, virulent energy, so we can transform that into larger market share. ~ Marc Benioff

Art is the magical act of one bleeding heart healing another. ~ Akash Mandal

The sinews of art and literature, like those of war, are money. ~ Samuel Butler

Nothing is of greater importance in time of war than in knowing how to make the best use of a fair opportunity when it is offered. ~ Niccolo Machiavelli

You were born to win. ~ Troy Clark

The first way to lose a state is to neglect the art of war; the first way to gain a state is to be skilled in the art of war. ~ Niccolo Machiavelli

But I'll tell you the truth: The world needs more peacemaker instead of warmonger. ~ Kristian Goldmund Aumann

In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy's country whole and intact; to shatter and destroy it is not so good. So, too, it is better to recapture an army entire than to destroy it, to capture a regiment, a detachment or a company entire than to destroy them. ~ Sun Tzu

Failure starts a future success, if you become better. ~ Troy Clark

One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all. ~ Sun Tzu

Surprise becomes effective when we suddenly face the enemy at one point with far more troops than he expected. This type of numerical superiority is quite distinct from numerical superiority in general: it is the most powerful medium in the art of war. ~ Carl Von Clausewitz

The black clouds are ghosts and witnesses of the war. ~ Kristian Goldmund Aumann

Emotions of every color create the rich work of art that is life. ~ Amy Leigh Mercree

The arts of peace and the arts of war are like two wheels of a cart which, lacking one, will have difficulty in standing. ~ Kuroda Nagamasa

War is not at all such a difficult art as people think ... In reality it would seem that he is vanquished who is afraid of his adversary and the the whole secret lies in that. ~ Napoleon Bonaparte

In peace prepare for war, in war prepare for peace. The art of war is of vital importance to the state. It is matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence under no circumstances can it be neglected. ~ Sun Tzu

The art of plucking the goose without making it cry out has been developed to a high state of perfection at the hands of the war makers. ~ Frederic C. Howe

Creativity and expression of one's art can only be measured by the audience to whom it was intended for. Not everyone is going to like my "art" and I don't really care about that. ~ Anne-Rae Vasquez

So in all human affairs one notices, if one examines them closely, that it is impossible to remove one inconvenience without another emerging. ~ Niccolo Machiavelli

The power of art is as powerful as weapons of mass destruction; it's just where war destroys, art inspires. But in order to inspire, you need to react to it. And, if it doesn't penetrate your mind, you can't react to it. ~ Nicolas Winding Refn

People need new things to excite them, new inventions, new ideas, new art, new drugs, if there are no new things, then they resort to war ~ Robert Black

Convince your enemy that he will gain very little by attacking you; this will diminish his enthusiasm ~ Sun Tzu

Pride is a great energizer for me. --Titus Ray, Chapter 1. ~ Luana Ehrlich

Every big dream begins with a little nap. ~ Yohann Dafeu

Every little advantage is of great moment when men have to come to blows. ~ Niccolo Machiavelli

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

When I think of war, I see blood. Pain and suffering. Nothing good comes from war.
But there is good. There will be an outcome. One side will find peace, solace. While the other will end in bitter loss.
There are two sides to the coin of war. ~ Hafsah Faizal

It is imperative to master the principles of the art of war and learn to be unmoved in mind even in the heat of the battle. ~ Miyamoto Musashi

... War is the sole art looked for in one who rules... ~ Niccolo Machiavelli

Intelligence won wars, not brute force. ~ Rick Riordan

I'm generally not a fan of didactic art because it papers over many of the hard experiences about war or anything else in life. I wanted to explore various aspects of the experience without an eye towards delivering any particular message. ~ Phil Klay

When I have won a victory I do not repeat my tactics but respond to circumstances in an infinite variety of ways. ~ Sun Tzu

One may know how to conquer without being able to do it. ~ Sun Tzu

A prince must not have any objective nor any thought, nor take up any art, other than the art of war and its ordering and discipline; because it is the only art that pertains to him who commands. And it is of such virtue that not only does it maintain those who were born princes, but many times makes men rise to that rank from private station. ~ Niccolo Machiavelli

War is a matter of vital importance to the state; the province of life or death; the road to survival or ruin. It is mandatory that it be thoroughly studied. ~ Sun Tzu

Without doubt, ferocious and disordered men are much weaker than timid and ordered ones. For order chases fear from men and disorder lessens ferocity. ~ Niccolo Machiavelli

I started to make a study of the art of war and revolution and, whilst abroad, underwent a course in military training. If there was to be guerrilla warfare, I wanted to be able to stand and fight with my people and to share the hazards of war with them. ~ Nelson Mandela

If you want success, then be your own success story. ~ Steven Cuoco

Christopher Lynch has made the best and the first careful translation of Machiavelli's Art of War. With useful notes, an excellent introduction, an interpretive essay, glossary, and index, it is a treasure for readers of military history and Renaissance thought as well as for lovers of Machiavelli. ~ Harvey Mansfield

When weak, act strong. ~ Rick Riordan

Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory is won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory. ~ Sun Tzu

A painting is worth a thousand confused art-gallery visitors. ~ Ljupka Cvetanova

Every work of art is aggressive, Isabella. And every artist's life is a small war or a large one, beginning with oneself and one's limitations. To achieve anything you must first have ambition and then talent, knowledge, and finally the opportunity. ~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Never be ashamed of your creativity. It simply shows everyone of how you can express your emotions through art ~ Ysabelle Nidea