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The Art of War

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Sueanne sent in this shot of a matching she tattoo she has with her friend Taylor..

Taylor and I have been in many fights together; we’re ride or die bitches and best friends. Since I’m heading back up to Northern Nevada for college, we decided to get matching tattoos to symbolize our summer: Crazy days, wild drunken nights & picking fights with the wrong people. It’s from the Art of War by Sun Tzu:

“In the practical art of war, to shatter and destroy is not so good. To fight and conquer in all battles is not supreme excellence. Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.“

We kind of pulled from two different parts of the book, but it fits! Oh, Taylor’s on the right.

By Brett, Pair-A-Dice Tattoo, Las Vegas, NV.

See more in “Lettering Tattoos“ (Tattoos)

Comments

196 responses to “The Art of War”

  1. sam Avatar
    sam

    Not a big fan of paragraphs.

  2. sam Avatar
    sam

    Not a big fan of paragraphs.

  3. sam Avatar
    sam

    Not a big fan of paragraphs.

  4. sam Avatar
    sam

    Not a big fan of paragraphs.

  5. Stefunee Avatar
    Stefunee

    Too long & personally, I would never get a matching tattoo with anybody but that is just me.

  6. Stefunee Avatar
    Stefunee

    Too long & personally, I would never get a matching tattoo with anybody but that is just me.

  7. Stefunee Avatar
    Stefunee

    Too long & personally, I would never get a matching tattoo with anybody but that is just me.

  8. Stefunee Avatar
    Stefunee

    Too long & personally, I would never get a matching tattoo with anybody but that is just me.

  9. mad dogg Avatar
    mad dogg

    Hmmm i think i have something that would fit much bether 🙂

  10. mad dogg Avatar
    mad dogg

    Hmmm i think i have something that would fit much bether 🙂

  11. mad dogg Avatar
    mad dogg

    Hmmm i think i have something that would fit much bether 🙂

  12. mad dogg Avatar
    mad dogg

    Hmmm i think i have something that would fit much bether 🙂

  13. choice Avatar
    choice

    i like these tattoos. i don’t mind that they are matching because these girls know one another.. i would never want a matching tattoo that somebody i didn’t know had.. anyway, love the script tattoos placement and the emphasis on without fighting.

  14. choice Avatar
    choice

    i like these tattoos. i don’t mind that they are matching because these girls know one another.. i would never want a matching tattoo that somebody i didn’t know had.. anyway, love the script tattoos placement and the emphasis on without fighting.

  15. choice Avatar
    choice

    i like these tattoos. i don’t mind that they are matching because these girls know one another.. i would never want a matching tattoo that somebody i didn’t know had.. anyway, love the script tattoos placement and the emphasis on without fighting.

  16. choice Avatar
    choice

    i like these tattoos. i don’t mind that they are matching because these girls know one another.. i would never want a matching tattoo that somebody i didn’t know had.. anyway, love the script tattoos placement and the emphasis on without fighting.

  17. Sean Dornan Avatar
    Sean Dornan

    I don’t think the art of war was ever intended to outline “Crazy days, wild drunken nights & picking fights with the wrong people.”

    I think the whole thing screams ‘SPRING BREAK, CANCUN!’ a bit to much for me about this picture and explanation for some reason..

  18. Sean Dornan Avatar
    Sean Dornan

    I don’t think the art of war was ever intended to outline “Crazy days, wild drunken nights & picking fights with the wrong people.”

    I think the whole thing screams ‘SPRING BREAK, CANCUN!’ a bit to much for me about this picture and explanation for some reason..

  19. Sean Dornan Avatar
    Sean Dornan

    I don’t think the art of war was ever intended to outline “Crazy days, wild drunken nights & picking fights with the wrong people.”

    I think the whole thing screams ‘SPRING BREAK, CANCUN!’ a bit to much for me about this picture and explanation for some reason..

  20. Sean Dornan Avatar
    Sean Dornan

    I don’t think the art of war was ever intended to outline “Crazy days, wild drunken nights & picking fights with the wrong people.”

    I think the whole thing screams ‘SPRING BREAK, CANCUN!’ a bit to much for me about this picture and explanation for some reason..

  21. xbriannax Avatar
    xbriannax

    The whole thing screams, “SPRING BREAK, CANCUN!”

    Couldn’t agree more.

  22. xbriannax Avatar
    xbriannax

    The whole thing screams, “SPRING BREAK, CANCUN!”

    Couldn’t agree more.

  23. xbriannax Avatar
    xbriannax

    The whole thing screams, “SPRING BREAK, CANCUN!”

    Couldn’t agree more.

  24. xbriannax Avatar
    xbriannax

    The whole thing screams, “SPRING BREAK, CANCUN!”

    Couldn’t agree more.

  25. ward. Avatar
    ward.

    SHOW US YOUR TITS… sorry when I saw the words spring break I couldn’t help myself, I like the placement for both tattoos because the accentuatete the rest of the body.

  26. ward. Avatar
    ward.

    SHOW US YOUR TITS… sorry when I saw the words spring break I couldn’t help myself, I like the placement for both tattoos because the accentuatete the rest of the body.

  27. ward. Avatar
    ward.

    SHOW US YOUR TITS… sorry when I saw the words spring break I couldn’t help myself, I like the placement for both tattoos because the accentuatete the rest of the body.

  28. ward. Avatar
    ward.

    SHOW US YOUR TITS… sorry when I saw the words spring break I couldn’t help myself, I like the placement for both tattoos because the accentuatete the rest of the body.

  29. TKO Avatar
    TKO

    id feel so awkward if i was walking around with my friend and we had identical tattoos…. its like showing up in the same outfits x1000

  30. TKO Avatar
    TKO

    id feel so awkward if i was walking around with my friend and we had identical tattoos…. its like showing up in the same outfits x1000

  31. TKO Avatar
    TKO

    id feel so awkward if i was walking around with my friend and we had identical tattoos…. its like showing up in the same outfits x1000

  32. TKO Avatar
    TKO

    id feel so awkward if i was walking around with my friend and we had identical tattoos…. its like showing up in the same outfits x1000

  33. Tsarik Avatar
    Tsarik

    text makes weak tattoos. paragraphs are even worse.

  34. Tsarik Avatar
    Tsarik

    text makes weak tattoos. paragraphs are even worse.

  35. Tsarik Avatar
    Tsarik

    text makes weak tattoos. paragraphs are even worse.

  36. Tsarik Avatar
    Tsarik

    text makes weak tattoos. paragraphs are even worse.

  37. Boog Avatar
    Boog

    And it begins…

  38. Boog Avatar
    Boog

    And it begins…

  39. Boog Avatar
    Boog

    And it begins…

  40. Boog Avatar
    Boog

    And it begins…

  41. Doodle Avatar
    Doodle

    Why do you say that? Just curious…
    Personally, i love it. Im not a huge fan of the meaning behind it, but i love the look itself.

  42. Doodle Avatar
    Doodle

    Why do you say that? Just curious…
    Personally, i love it. Im not a huge fan of the meaning behind it, but i love the look itself.

  43. Doodle Avatar
    Doodle

    Why do you say that? Just curious…
    Personally, i love it. Im not a huge fan of the meaning behind it, but i love the look itself.

  44. Doodle Avatar
    Doodle

    Why do you say that? Just curious…
    Personally, i love it. Im not a huge fan of the meaning behind it, but i love the look itself.

  45. DAnik Avatar
    DAnik

    two sexyest bodies..

  46. DAnik Avatar
    DAnik

    two sexyest bodies..

  47. DAnik Avatar
    DAnik

    two sexyest bodies..

  48. DAnik Avatar
    DAnik

    two sexyest bodies..

  49. almaxaquotal Avatar
    almaxaquotal

    The tattoos look nice, and yeah the girls have hot bodies but… isn’t she saying that they are all about drunken nights picking fights?! Kinda… not what the tattoo is about there??!! Or is it something they are working towards? :p

  50. almaxaquotal Avatar
    almaxaquotal

    The tattoos look nice, and yeah the girls have hot bodies but… isn’t she saying that they are all about drunken nights picking fights?! Kinda… not what the tattoo is about there??!! Or is it something they are working towards? :p

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