Preparing for Academic Wars
I have gathered a few useful quotes for academics who want to excel in their work. As our jobs become increasingly more competitive, I thought it was fitting to chose war-related quotations. The following are certainly applicable in Academia, so take them seriously and adjust them accordingly!
“Work hard and become a leader; Be lazy and never succeed. – -Proverbs 12:24
You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Don’t hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft. — Theodore Roosevelt
Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power. — Lao Tzu
In war there is no substitute for victory. — General Douglas MacArthur
Let your plans be dark and as impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt. — Sun Tzu
Invincibility lies in the defense; the possibility of victory in the Attack. — Sun Tzu
If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle. — Sun Tzu
Spontaneous adaptability is the key to a warrior’s survival. — Suro Mike Inay
If I had six hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend the first four sharpening the axe. — Abraham Lincoln
The stick is equally as deadly as the blade in the right person’s hands. — Suro Mike Inay
To fight and conquer in one hundred battles is not the highest skill. To subdue the enemy with no fight at all, that’s the highest skill. — Sun Tzu
Speak softly and carry a big stick. — Theodore Roosevelt
Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never — in nothing, great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. — Winston Spencer Churchill
God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it. — Daniel Webster
You win battles by knowing the enemy’s timing, and using a timing which the enemy does not expect. — Miyamoto Musashi
It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it. — Gen. Douglas MacArthur
Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance. — Sun Tzu
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat. — Sun Tzu
Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat. — Sun Tzu
It’s not the size of the dog in the fight; it’s the size of the fight in the dog. — Mark Twain
Speed is fine but accuracy is final. — Bill Jordan
All war is deception. — Sun Tzu
Mental bearing (calmness), not skill, is the sign of a matured samurai. A Samurai therefore should neither be pompous nor arrogant. — Tsukahara Bokuden”
Unknown transl.
Okaayyy…. Whom are you imagining as the enemy? Other scholars? Then we’re all doomed, and I should switch to my alternative career of sausage production, smoking and brewing immediately. The administrators who, at least some of the time, support our work? Students?
On the contrary, you should embrace the challenge and keep your sausage making production for peaceful intervals