Quotes About Leadership

The Commander stands for the virtues of wisdom, sincerity, benevolence, courage and strictness.

Now the troops of those adept in war are used like the 'Simultaneously Responding' snake of Mount Ch'ang. When struck on the head its tail attacks; when struck on the tail, its head attacks, when struck in the centre bot head and tail attack.

Amid the turmoil and tumult of battle, there may be seeming disorder and yet no real disorder at all; amid confusion and chaos, your array may be without head or tail, yet it will be proof against defeat.

One ignorant of the plans of neighboring states cannot prepare alliances in good time; if ignorant of the conditions of mountains, forests, dangerous defiles, swamps and marshes he cannot conduct the march of an army; if he fails to make use of native guides he cannot gain the advantages of the ground. A general ignorant of even one of these three matters is unfit to command the armies of a Hegemonic King.

When the helper is strong, the nation is secure; when the helper is weak, the nation is in peril.

the latter, hence Hou employed him. Their great achievements were all for the good of the people.

He who advances Without seeking Fame, Who retreats Without escaping Blame, He whose one aim is To protect his people And serve his lord, This man is A Jewel of the Realm.

A whole army may be robbed of its spirit; a commander-in-chief may be robbed of his presence of mind.

Rouse him, and learn the principle of his activity or inactivity.

existen cinco rasgos que son peligrosos en los generales. Los que están dispuestos a morir pueden perder la vida; los que quieren preservar la vida pueden ser hechos prisioneros; los que son dados a los apasionamientos irracionales pueden ser ridiculizados; los que son muy puritanos pueden ser deshonrados; los que son compasivos pueden ser turbados.

The highest form of warfare Is to attack Strategy itself;

Los buenos generales son de otra manera: se comprometen hasta la muerte, pero no se aferran a la esperanza de sobrevivir; actúan de acuerdo con los acontecimientos en forma racional y realista sin dejarse llevar por las emociones ni estar sujetos a quedar confundidos. Cuando ven una buena oportunidad, son como tigres, en caso contrario cierran sus puertas. Su acción y su no acción son cuestiones de estrategia y no pueden ser complacidos ni enfadados.

Ask yourself which political leadership—your own or that of your enemy—is able to reject flatterers and draw close to the wise.

The Moral Law, Heaven, Earth, The Commander, Method, and Discipline. These Five Heads should be familiar to every general. He who knows them, will be victorious. He who knows them not, will fail.

Nota bene: this was in 207 B.C., and may well cause us to blush for the Christian armies that entered Peking in 1900 A.D.]

Follow the advantages and use the opportunity.

The enlightened ruler lays his plans well ahead; the good general cultivates his resources.

Todos os soldados cativos devem ser tratados com magnanimidade e ainceridade, para que possam vir a servir-nos.

Un ejército prefiere un terreno elevado y evita un terreno bajo, aprecia la luz y detesta la oscuridad.

Victories of a skillful warrior aren't extraordinary, but flawless because they're unavoidable.

many words. Sun Tzu's 13 Chapters and Wu Ch`i's Art of War are the two books that people commonly refer to on the subject of military matters. Both of them are widely distributed, so I will not discuss

I heard that in war, rushing is madness, but I've never seen postponing that was wise.

Use victory over an enemy to bolster your own strenght.

To command many is equal as to command few; it's the question of divide.