Sun Tzu Quotes

A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough.

Never speak out of anger, Never act out of fear, Never choose from impatience, But wait... and peace will appear.

It is important not to let emotions get in the way of cold, hard, calculated military planning. Emotions may win arguments, but they don't win wars.

No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen; no general should fight a battle simply out of pique.

Remorse has no place in a warrior's mind... A war is like a game of chess, Nicholaa. Every battle is like a well-thought-out move on the board. Once it begins, there shouldn't be any emotion involved whatsoever.

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.

Arguments cannot be answered with insults. . . . Kindness is strength. . . . Anger blows out the lamp of the mind. In the examination of a great and important question, every one should be serene, slow-pulsed, and calm.

You can tell the size of a man by the size of the thing that makes him mad.

Rage was sometimes a useful ally in the heat of a fight, but it was a trickster. It made everything seem possible.

Lose your temper and you lose the fight.

Great way to fight a war - be prepared to defend yourself for winning.

No, you can't go getting mad at people because they're shitty. Life will get mad at them, don't worry.

Just remember, anger is always your enemy. You must keep your emotions in check. The moment you lose control of them, you lose the fight every time. (Takeshi)

There needs to be understanding that anger never helps to solve a problem. It destroys our peace of mind and blinds our ability to think clearly. Anger and attachment are emotions that distort our view of reality.

Maybe I'll try to be more patient with morons.

If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight.

Hard times build determination and inner strength. Through them we can also come to appreciate the uselessness of anger. Instead of getting angry nurture a deep caring and respect for troublemakers because by creating such trying circumstances they provide us with invaluable opportunities to practice tolerance and patience.

It is difficult to fight against anger; for a man will buy revenge with his soul.

Hate is a fear, and fear is rot That cankers root and fruit alike, Fight cleanly then, hate not, fear not, Strike with no madness when you strike.

I remember Chris Cooper saying to me - I was doing October Sky with him - and he said, "You know, you're just yelling at me." He's like, "You're just yelling. You need to listen." We were in a fight, and you know, oh you'd get so excited as an actor, you're like, "We have a fight, oh, I get to get mad." And he just said, "You need to listen." And I started listening - and then all of a sudden where I was listening was where, I don't know, anger became something else.

Hesitation is the best cure for anger. The first blows of anger are heavy, but if it waits, it will think again.

One who sets the entire army in motion to chase an advantage will not attain it.

Let this be one invariable rule of your conduct--never to show the least symptom of resentment, which you cannot, to a certain degree, gratify; but always to smile, where you cannot strike.

It is difficult to keep quiet when everything is being done wrong, but the less you lose your temper the greater your advantage. Also then you will not go mad yourself.