Defeating The Enemy Quotes by Sun Tzu, Orson Scott Card, Mao Zedong, S. D Gordon, Morihei Ueshiba, Saul Bellow and many others.
The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.
The good fighter is able to secure himself against defeat, but cannot make certain of defeating the enemy.
In the moment when I truly understand my enemy, understand him well enough to defeat him, then in that very moment I also love him.
If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.
Making no mistakes is what establishes the certainty of victory, for it means conquering an enemy that is already defeated.
An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.
God’s greatest agency; man’s greatest agency, for defeating the enemy and winning men back is intercession.
If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.
The Way of a Warrior is to establish harmony.
There is only one way to defeat the enemy, and that is to write as well as one can. The best argument is an undeniably good book.
The opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting.
Only a fool wants war, but once a war starts then it cannot be fought half-heartedly. It cannot even be fought with regret, but must be waged with a savage joy in defeating the enemy, and it is that savage joy that inspires our bards to write their greatest songs about love and war.
For them to perceive the advantage of defeating the enemy, they must also have their rewards.
