Ancient Wisdom Quotes

"To know your enemy, you must become your enemy." "What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease." "The skillful tactician may be likened to the shuai-jan. Now the shuai-jan is a snake that is found in the Ch'ang mountains. Strike at its head, and you will be attacked by its tail; strike at its tail, and you will be attacked by its head; strike at its mi" "Thus we may know that there are five essentials for victory: 1) He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight; 2) he will win who knows how to handle both superior and inferior forces; 3) he will win whose army is animated by the same spirit th" "Life is short, the art long" "Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad"