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 | Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake. — Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor 24 likes |
 | It is the rule in war, if ten times the enemy's strength, surround them; if five times, attack them; if double, be able to divide them; if equal, engage them; if fewer, defend against them; if weaker, be able to avoid them. — Sun Tzu, c. 5th cent. BC, Chinese general & military strategist 11 likes |
| Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat. — Sun Tzu, c. 5th cent. BC, Chinese general & military strategist 7 likes |
| So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak. — Sun Tzu, c. 5th cent. BC, Chinese general & military strategist 6 likes |
| When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard. — Sun Tzu, c. 5th cent. BC, Chinese general & military strategist 5 likes |
 | Leverage is everything; don't begin to pry till you have got the long arm on your side. — Oliver W. Holmes Sr., 1809-1894, American writer 5 likes |
| The military principles of Caesar were those of Hannibal, and those of Hannibal were those of Alexander: to hold his forces in hand, not to be vulnerable at any point, to throw all his forces with rapidity on any given point. — Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor 5 likes |
 | The most dangerous strategy is to jump a chasm in two leaps. — Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-1881, British Prime Minister 4 likes |
| The expert in battle seeks his victory from strategic advantage and does not demand it from his men. — Sun Tzu, c. 5th cent. BC, Chinese general & military strategist 4 likes |
| The art of war consists in being always able, even with an inferior army, to have stronger forces than the enemy at the point of attack or the point which is attacked. — Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor 4 likes |
| An army which cannot be reinforced is already defeated. — Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor 4 likes |
| In a battle, as in a siege, the art consists in concentrating very heavy fire on a particular point. — Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor 3 likes |
 | Culture eats strategy for breakfast. — Peter Drucker, 1909–2005, Austrian management guru 3 likes |
| Mission defines strategy, and strategy defines structure. — Peter Drucker, 1909–2005, Austrian management guru 3 likes |
| Nothing is so contrary to military rules as to make the strength of your army known, either in the orders of the day, in proclamations, or in the newspapers. — Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor 2 likes |
 | However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results. — Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953 2 likes |
| Strategy is a commodity, execution is an art. — Peter Drucker, 1909–2005, Austrian management guru 2 likes |
| The secret of great battles consists in knowing how to deploy and concentrate at the right time. — Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor 2 likes |
 | If you don't have a strategy, you’re part of someone else’s strategy. — Alvin Toffler, 1928-2016, American writer & futurist 1 likes |
 | In life as in chess, you can give up a tower, but not the queen. |
 | If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck. |
 | It is the first step that, in all wars, reveals genius. — Joseph De Maistre, 1753-1821, Savoyard diplomat & philosopher |
 | Audacity, always audacity - soundest principal of strategy. |
 | Every suspension of offensive action, either from erroneous views, from fear or from indolence, is in favor of the side acting defensively. — Carl von Clausewitz, 1780-1831, Prussian military theorist |
| In war we primarily strike at the enemy’s center of gravity. — Carl von Clausewitz, 1780-1831, Prussian military theorist |
