Stratagem Quotes

Stratagem Quote of the day

Never fight with Russian. On your every stratagem they answer unpredictable stupidity.

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.

Stratagem is the right hand of cunning.

To read of a detective's daring finesse or ingenious stratagem is a rare joy.

One way of looking at speech is to say it is a constant stratagem to cover nakedness.

In warfare, first lay plans which will ensure victory, and then lead your army to battle; if you will not begin with stratagem but rely on brute strength alone, victory will no longer be assured.

The Unhappy may, possibly, by indulging Thought, hit on some lucky Stratagem for the Relief of his Misfortunes, and the Happy may be infinitely more so by contemplating on his Condition.

If you love and serve man, you cannot, by any hiding or stratagem, escape remuneration.

The natural principle of war is to do the most harm to our enemy with the least harm to ourselves; and this of course is to be effected by stratagem.

Using the stratagem of defining character by what changes and what remains the same, the one constant always seems to be regret. We are defined by the objects of our regret.

Risk is the factor of a stratagem measured by what man is powerless to control.

Wine gives one 'ideas, ' whereas champagne gives one 'strategies.