Inspirational Quotes on Business

“Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”

“In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity”

“When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.”

“who wishes to fight must first count the cost”

“The whole secret lies in confusing the enemy, so that he cannot fathom our real intent.”

“Rouse him, and learn the principle of his activity or inactivity. Force him to reveal himself, so as to find out his vulnerable spots.”

“But you were always a good man of business, Jacob,' faltered Scrooge, who now began to apply this to himself. Business!' cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again. "Mankind was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business. The deals of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!”

“If your opponent is of choleric temper,  seek to irritate him.  Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant.”

“Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack.”

“There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must not be attacked, towns which must not be besieged, positions which must not be contested, commands of the sovereign which must not be obeyed.”

“Great results, can be achieved with small forces.”

“Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.”

“Knowing the enemy enables you to take the offensive, knowing yourself enables you to stand on the defensive.”

“Bravery without forethought, causes a man to fight blindly and desperately like a mad bull.  Such an opponent, must not be encountered with brute force, but may be lured into an ambush and slain.”

“mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy”

“Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical.”

“He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.”

“Never venture, never win!”

“If his forces are united, separate them.”

“If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.”