I may lose a battle, but I shall never lose a minute.
Military Strategists
Napoleon
The French emperor whose military genius reshaped Europe and whose innovations in warfare, law, and administration defined the modern era (1769-1821). Napoleon Bonaparte won sixty of his seventy battles, crowned himself emperor, and fell from absolute power twice — leaving behind both a continental legal system and an eternal case study in the limits of individual genius.
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A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.
-- George S. Patton
Sweat saves blood, blood saves lives, and brains save both.
-- Erwin Rommel
In war, I have heard of clumsy swiftness, but never seen clever delay.
-- Sun Tzu
To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.
-- Sun Tzu
I share the same clothing and food as the lowest-ranking soldier.
-- Wu Qi
The die is cast.
-- Julius Caesar