John Minford, #SunTzu 9: 49 "In war, numbers are not the issue." 50) "It is a question of not attacking too aggressively. Concentrate...

John Minford, #SunTzu 9: 48 "Protracted, fierce confrontation, with neither engagement nor retreat, must be regarded with great...

John Minford, #SunTzu 9: 47 "Envoys with words of conciliation desire cessation." I don't know much about Tip O'Niell. I just looked him...

John Minford, #SunTzu 9: 46 "If a general is by turns tyrannical and in terror of his own men, it is a sign of supreme incompetence."...

John Minford, #SunTzu 9: 45 "Excessive punishments are a sign of exhaustion." As I've recently confessed, the angry Italian Papa in me...

John Minford, #SunTzu 9: 44 "Excessive rewards are a sign of desperation." So why didn't the Minneapolis protest build to a greater...

John Minford, #SunTzu 9: 43 "Men whispering together, huddled in small groups, are a sign of disaffection." And Lionel Giles: "The sight...

John Minford, #SunTzu 9: 42 "If they fail to hang up their pots and do not return to their quarters; then they are at bay." We commence,...

John Minford, #SunTzu 9: 41 "If they feed grain to their horses and meat to their men; (42) If they fail to hang up their pots and do not...

John Minford, #SunTzu 9: 40 "If officers are prone to anger, the men become weary." Have you ever had an angry boss (and who hasn't)?...

John Minford, #SunTzu 9: 39 "Banners and flags moving are a sign of disorder." When did we lose our way, in America? When did our banners...

John Minford, #SunTzu 9: 38 "Confusion among the troops is a sign that the general is not respected." Funny, even while talking about...

John Minford, 9: 37 "Shouting at night is a sign of fear." If I mention the structure of a poem, do you have some idea what I'm referring...

John Minford, #SunTzu 9: 36 "Birds gather on empty ground." I love this verse. It is such a wonderful vision of victory. You look up to...

John Minford, #SunTzu 9: 34 "Bearers of water drinking first indicate great thirst." And Giles, 9: 30 "If those who are seen to draw...

John Minford, #SunTzu 9: 35 "An advantage perceived but not acted on, indicates utter exhaustion." Do you work for a large firm? If so,...

John Minford, #SunTzu 9: 33 "Soldiers standing bent on their spears indicate great hunger." Have you ever fought so hard, and so long,...

John Minford, #SunTzu 9: 32 "Some men advancing and some retreating are a sign of a decoy." I begin today with a confession. I do NOT...

John Minford, #SunTzu 9: 31 "Much running about and soldiers parading are a sign of expectation." Lionel Giles, 9: 27 "When there is...

John Minford, #SunTzu 9: 30 "Words of peace, but no treaty, are a sign of a plot." In his hope and change campaign, Obama offered all of...