Du Mu Professions : PoetBorn : 803Died : 852 Browse All Authors Top 9 quotes by Du Mu Too much emotion is like none at all. Du Mu emotionaltoo-muchemotion If you wish to feign confusion in order to lure the enemy on, you must first have perfect discipline; if you wish to display timidity in order to entrap the enemy, you must have extreme courage; if you wish to parade your weakness in order to make the enemy over-confident, you must have exceeding strength. Du Mu disciplinemilitaryorder Humaneness and justice are the means by which to govern properly. When government is carried out properly, people feel close to the leadership and think little of dying for it. Du Mu governmentmeanthinking Roll rocks down a ten-thousand-foot mountain, and they cannot be stopped - this is because of the mountain, not the rocks. Get people to fight with the courage to win every time, and the strong and the weak unite - this is because of the momentum, not the individuals. Du Mu fightingstrongwinning If I wish to wrest an advantage from the enemy, I must not fix my mind on that alone, but allow for the possibility of the enemy also doing some harm to me... If I wish to extricate myself from a dangerous position, I must consider not only the enemy's ability to injure me, but also my own ability to gain an advantage over the enemy. Du Mu militarymindenemy If the enemy is the invading party, we can cut his line of communications and occupy the roads by which he will have to return; if we are the invaders, we may direct our attack against the sovereign himself. Du Mu communicationpartymilitary In general, fire is used to throw enemies into confusion so that you can attack them. Du Mu confusionfireenemy The skilful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous man, and the stupid man. Du Mu manstupidwisemen Opportunities multiply as they are seized. Du Mu seizedmultiplyopportunities Similar Authors Abdellatif Laabi poet Ihara Saikaku poet Abram Joseph Ryan poet Ingeborg Bachmann poet Izumi Shikibu poet Bion of Smyrna poetAll Authors
