A man who has been the indisputable favorite of his mother keeps for life the feeling of a conqueror.Sigmund Freud
Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.Sun Tzu
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.Sun Tzu
In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy's country whole and intact; to shatter and destroy it is not so good.Sun Tzu