Historical Sun Tzu

Famous quotes containing the words historical, sun and/or tzu:

“We can imagine a society in which no one could survive as a social being because it does not correspond to biologically determined perceptions and human social needs. For historical reasons, existing societies might have such properties, leading to various forms of pathology.”
—Noam Chomsky (b. 1928)

“It is the sun that shares our works.
The moon shares nothing. It is a sea.”
—Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)

“The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim.”
—Sun Tzu (6–5th century B.C.)