Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Art of Conflict, artist - VNV Nation.
Date of issue: 22.06.2015
Song language: English
Art of Conflict |
The art of war is of vital importance to the state |
it is a matter of life and death |
a road either to safety, or to ruin. |
Divide and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence. |
Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemies' resistance without having |
to fight. |
If you know the enemy and know yourself your victory will not stand in doubt. |
If you know heaven, and you know earth, you may make your victory. |
If you know the enemy and you know yourself, you need not fear the results of |
100 battles, |
if you know yourself, but not the enemy, for every victory gained, |
you will also suffer defeat. |
If you know neither the enemy, nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle. |
Treat your soldiers as your beloved children, and they will follow you into the |
deepest valleys. |
To defeat your enemy, you must pretend inferiority, and encourage your enemies |
arrogance. |
Making no mistakes is what establishes the certainty of victory. |
For it means conquering an enemy that is already defeated. |
There is no instance of a nation benefiting from prolonged warfare. |
Speed is the essence of war. |
The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemies not |
coming, |
but on our own readiness to receive our enemy. |
Not on the chance of our enemies not attacking, but rather on the fact that we |
have made our position unassailable. |
The general who advances without seeking fame, and who retreats without fear of |
disgrace; |
whose only thought is to protect his country, and to service for his |
sovereign, is the jewel of his kingdom. |
The victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won; |
Whereas he who is destined for defeat, first fights then afterwards looks for |
victory. |
Speed is the essence of war. |
Only he who is thoroughly acquainted with the evils of war can thoroughly |
understand how to profit from waging war. |