Preface: 33 Strategies of War Flashcards
Look at things as they are…
not as your emotions color them.
Fear will make you…
overestimate the enemy and act too defensively.
Anger and impatience will…
draw you into rash actions and cut off your options.
Overconfidence, particularly as a result of success…
will make you go too far.
Love and affection…
will blind you to the treacherous maneuvers of those apparently on your side.
Look at everything other people do…
as a strategic maneuver, an attempt to gain victory.
People who accuse you of being unfair, or try to make you feel guilty, or talk about justice or morality…
are trying to gain an advantage on the chess board.
True strategy is psychological…
a matter of intelligence, not material force.
In war, strategy is…
the art of commanding the entire military operation.
In Sun-tzu’s eyes, what constitutes war itself is…
the ideal of winning without bloodshed.
The greatest battle of all is…
with yourself - your weaknesses, your emotions, your lack of resolution to see things through to the end.
As a warrior in life…
you welcome combat and conflict as ways to prove yourself, to better our skills, to gain courage and confidence.
Only constant practice will allow you to forge…
a warrior’s spirit.
