Courage to Retreat Over Reckless Advance

"Courage—Have Both the Courage to Fight and to Retreat The next “courage” means, needless to say, “courage.” Speaking of courage, what comes first to mind is the courage to fight bravely. It is the courage to confront something and move forward. However, Masayoshi Son points out the opposite, which is the “courage to retreat.” It is the courage to retreat quickly from dangerous situations, rather than being reckless."

"Masayoshi Son emphasizes the necessity of demonstrating the “courage to retreat” in times of crisis to prevent the collapse of families, companies, and nations, acknowledging the difficulty of “retreating requires ten times the courage.”"

"“Courage” means “the courage to fight, the courage to make up one’s mind, and the courage to retreat. Particularly in retreating, ten times the courage of attacking is needed.” Oda Nobunaga was a master of retreat. When he attacked the Hokuriku Region, he understood the folly of a decisive battle with Uesugi Kenshin’s army by stating, “The main purpose is to secure Kyoto,” and executed a retreat. This infamous retreat led Nobunaga to conquer."