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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I came as dew, I vanish as dew — all that I was, all I achieved at Naniwa, is a dream within a dream.
-- Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Swift as the wind, silent as the forest, fierce as fire, immovable as the mountain.
-- Takeda Shingen
Concentrate your attack on a single point. Do nothing that is wasteful.
-- Oda Nobunaga
I do not mind hardship — only let it be hardship that matters.
-- Takasugi Shinsaku
I share the same clothing and food as the lowest-ranking soldier.
-- Wu Qi
In war, I have heard of clumsy swiftness, but never seen clever delay.
-- Sun Tzu