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“Be stern in the council-chamber, [Show no weakness, and insist on your plans being ratified by the sovereign.] so that you may control the situation.”
“At first, then, exhibit the coyness of a maiden, until the enemy gives you an opening; afterwards emulate the rapidity of a running hare, and it will be too late for the enemy to oppose you.”
“Ground on which we can only be saved from destruction by fighting without delay, is desperate ground.”
“When an invading force crosses a river in its onward march, do not advance to meet it in mid-stream. It will be best to let half the army get across, and then deliver your attack.”
“Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.”
“Knowing the enemy enables you to take the offensive, knowing yourself enables you to stand on the defensive.”
“If his forces are united, separate them.”
“who does not know the evils of war cannot appreciate its benefits”
“do many calculations lead to victory, and few calculations to defeat”
“Conceal your dispositions, and your condition will remain secret, which leads to victory; show your dispositions, and your condition will become patent, which leads to defeat.”
“The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.”
“These military devices, leading to victory, must not be divulged beforehand.”
“So long as victory can be attained, stupid haste is preferable to clever dilatoriness.”
“We have little choice but to move beyond quality and seek remarkable, connected, and new. Remarkable, as you've already figured out, demands initiative.”
“For a business to strengthen its position on the market, its managers should become skillful at helping their subordinates to set and achieve specific and measurable goals with realistic deadlines ...”
“That’s the problem with any ‘simple truth’—it always takes a gaggle of complete idiots or a team of all-knowing geniuses to miss it.”
“Nothing is illegal so long as you correct it before the SEC catches it.”
“You know what—gyms make the largest chunk of their profit from clients who pay their monthly dues on auto-pay but never bother to show up and use the gym. The DVD-rental companies make a good chunk...”
“We're still family-owned, which keeps life a whole lot simpler. When my wife and kids and I decide to make a business move, we don't have to ask Wall Street about it.”
“Appraisal – the best resources will get the worst result”
