Quotes List

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1	Author	Source	Quote

2	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.
3	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win
4	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	Engage people with what they expect; it is what they are able to discern and confirms their projections. It settles them into predictable patterns of response, occupying their minds while you wait for the extraordinary moment that which they cannot anticipate.
5	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.
6	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare.
7	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	5,6. The Moral Law causes the people to be in complete accord with their ruler, so that they will follow him regardless of their lives, undismayed by any danger.
8	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him.
9	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near.
10	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant.
11	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.
12	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill
13	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	There are not more than five musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever be heard. There are not more than five primary colours, yet in combination they produce more hues than can ever been seen. There are not more than five cardinal tastes, yet combinations of them yield more flavours than can ever be tasted.
14	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.
15	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	who wishes to fight must first count the cost
16	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	If soldiers are punished before they have grown attached to you, they will not prove submissive; and, unless submissive, then will be practically useless. If, when the soldiers have become attached to you, punishments are not enforced, they will still be useless.
17	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	Rouse him, and learn the principle of his activity or inactivity. Force him to reveal himself, so as to find out his vulnerable spots.
18	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them.
19	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.
20	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	Thus, though we have heard of stupid haste in war, cleverness has never been seen associated with long delays.
21	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	15. Hence a wise general makes a point of foraging on the enemy. One cartload of the enemy's provisions is equivalent to twenty of one's own, and likewise a single parcel of his provider is equivalent to twenty from one's own store.
22	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	The captured soldiers should be kindly treated and kept.
23	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	it is better to recapture an army entire than to destroy it, to capture a regiment, a detachment or a company entire than to destroy them.
24	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	It is the rule in war, if our forces are ten to the enemy's one, to surround him; if five to one, to attack him; if twice as numerous, to divide our army into two.
25	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.
26	Nora Ephron		Insane people are always sure that they are fine. It is only the sane people who are willing to admit that they are crazy.	1
27	Thomas Jefferson		He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.	1
28	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
29	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	One may know how to conquer without being able to do it.
30	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	Standing on the defensive indicates insufficient strength; attacking, a superabundance of strength.
31	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.
32	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	Whoever is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy, will be fresh for the fight; whoever is second in the field and has to hasten to battle will arrive exhausted.
33	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	Therefore the clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy, but does not allow the enemy's will to be imposed on him.
34	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	Appear at points which the enemy must hasten to defend; march swiftly to places where you are not expected.
35	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended.You can ensure the safety of your defense if you only hold positions that cannot be attacked.
36	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	Through you we learn to be invisible, through you inaudible; and hence we can hold the enemy's fate in our hands.
37	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	If we wish to fight, the enemy can be forced to an engagement even though he be sheltered behind a high rampart and a deep ditch. All we need do is attack some other place that he will be obliged to relieve.
38	George Carlin		The reason I talk to myself is because I am the only one whose answers I accept.	1
39	George Carlin		I do this real moron thing, and it's called thinking. And apparently I'm not a very good American because I like to form my own opinions.	1
40	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	For should the enemy strengthen his van, he will weaken his rear; should he strengthen his rear, he will weaken his van; should he strengthen his left, he will weaken his right; should he strengthen his right, he will weaken his left. If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.
41	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	All men can see the tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.
42	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	Water shapes its course according to the nature of the ground over which it flows; the soldier works out his victory in relation to the foe whom he is facing.
43	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.
44	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	We cannot enter into alliances until we are acquainted with the designs of our neighbors.
45	Oscar Wilde		Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.	1
46	Bob Dylan		If you stand for nothing, you'll fall for anything.	1
47	Dr. Seuss		I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.	1
48	Ralph Waldo Emerson		For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.	1
49	Albert Einstein		If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself.	1
50	Abraham Lincoln		Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.
51	Albert Einstein		The difference between genius and stupidity is; genius has its limits.	1
52	Bob Marley		The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.	1
53	Marthe Troly-Curtin	Phrynette Married	Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.	1
54	Albert Einstein		Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.	1
55	Terry Pratchett	Diggers (Bromeliad Trilogy, #2)	The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.	1
56	Haruki Murakami	Norwegian Wood	If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.	1
57	Winston S. Churchill		Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.	1
58	Ralph Waldo Emerson		Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.	1
59	Ralph Waldo Emerson	Emerson in His Journals	It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.
60	Rick Riordan	The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)	If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.
61	Rick Riordan	The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)	People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can't be fixed.
62	Eoin Colfer	Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1)	Confidence is ignorance. If you're feeling cocky, it's because there's something you don't know.
63	Rick Riordan	The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)	It's funny how humans can wrap their mind around things and fit them into their version of reality.
64	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
65	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	A clever general, therefore, avoids an army when its spirit is keen, but attacks it when it is sluggish and inclined to return.
66	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.
67	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must be not attacked, towns which must not be besieged, positions which must not be contested, commands of the sovereign which must not be obeyed.
68	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	If, on the other hand, in the midst of difficulties we are always ready to seize an advantage, we may extricate ourselves from misfortune.
69	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	There are five dangerous faults which may affect a general: (1) Recklessness, which leads to destruction; (2) cowardice, which leads to capture;(3) a hasty temper, which can be provoked by insults; (4) a delicacy of honor which is sensitive to shame; (5) over-solicitude for his men, which exposes him to worry and trouble.
70	Sun Tzu	The Art of War	The rising of birds in their flight is the sign of an ambuscade. Startled beasts indicate that a sudden attack is coming.
71	Bernard M. Baruch		Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.	1
72	Albert Einstein		Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.
73	Dr. Seuss		You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.
74	Mahatma Gandhi		Be the change that you wish to see in the world.	1
75	Robert Frost		In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.
76	Oscar Wilde		Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.	1
77	Martin Luther King Jr.	A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches	Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that.
78	Oscar Wilde		To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.
79	Ralph Waldo Emerson		To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
80	Andre Gide	Autumn Leaves	It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.
81	Stephen Chbosky	The Perks of Being a Wallflower	We accept the love we think we deserve.
82	Mark Twain		Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
83	Mark Twain		The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.
84	Mark Twain		Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well
85	Dr. Seuss	Happy Birthday to You!	Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.
86	Theodore Roosevelt		Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
87	George Bernard Shaw		Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.	1
88	Ayn Rand		The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.
89	C.S. Lewis	The Four Loves	To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket, safe, dark, motionless, airless, it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. To love is to be vulnerable.
90	Mark Twain		Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.
91	Mark Twain		The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.
92	Craig Ferguson	Between the Bridge and the River	The Universe is very, very big. It also loves a paradox. For example, it has some extremely strict rules. Rule number one: Nothing lasts forever. Not you or your family or your house or your planet or the sun. It is an absolute rule. Therefore when someone says that their love will never die, it means that their love is not real, for everything that is real dies. Rule number two: Everything lasts forever.
93	Albert Einstein		Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.	1
94	Rita Mae Brown		The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four people is suffering from a mental illness. Look at your 3 best friends. If they're ok, then it's you.
95	Toni Morrison		If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.
96	Mahatma Gandhi		An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.
97	Mahatma Gandhi		Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.
98	Mahatma Gandhi		Your beliefs become your thoughts, Your thoughts become your words, Your words become your actions, Your actions become your habits, Your habits become your values, Your values become your destiny.	1
99	George Harrison		If you don't know where you're going, any road'll take you there
100	Harper Lee	To Kill a Mockingbird	You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.