Aristotle (-384–-321 BC) Classical Greek philosopher, student of Plato and founder of Western philosophy
“He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.”
Source: The Art of War, Chapter III · Strategic Attack
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ancient Chinese military general, strategist and philosophe… -543–-495 BCRelated quotes
Yousef Saanei (1937) Iranian grand ayatollah
Remarks on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2007/mar/15/20070315-111357-5226r/?page=all March 2007. <br class="br">2007
“Oh, about beer I never lie. A man who lies about beer makes enemies.”
Stephen King book Pet Sematary
Jud, to Louis
Source: Pet Sematary (1983)
“He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot will be victorious.”
Sun Tzu (-543–-495 BC) ancient Chinese military general, strategist and philosopher from the Zhou Dynasty
Source: The Art of War, Chapter III · Strategic Attack
Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–1882) English poet, illustrator, painter and translator
Fragment, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
“Only he who gives up is defeated. Everyone else is victorious.”
Paulo Coelho book Manuscript Found in Accra
Source: Manuscript Found in Accra (2012), About Defeat
“He who flatters a man is his enemy. he who tells him of his faults is his maker.”
Confucius (-551–-479 BC) Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher
“Nanak, the whole world is in distress. He, who believes in the Name, becomes victorious.”
Nanak (1469–1539) Founder of Sikhism
Guru Nanak quotes
“Only he who is without anything is without enemies.”
Rafael Sabatini (1875–1950) Italian writer
Source: Captain Blood Returns