31 Quotations by Sun-tzu
- 1. A military operation involves deception. Even though you are competent, appear to be incompetent. Th ...
- 2. Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point o ...
- 3. Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will.
- 4. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home. When you surround an army, leave an outlet fre ...
- 5. He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight. He will win who knows how to handle both ...
- 6. Hence that general is skillful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skil ...
- 7. If our soldiers are not overburdened with money, it is not because they have a distaste for riches; ...
- 8. If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near.
- 9. If you are near the enemy, make him believe you are far from him.
- 10. If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you k ...
- 11. If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him ...
- 12. It is only one who is thoroughly acquainted with the evils of war that can thoroughly understand the ...
- 13. Making no mistakes is what establishes the certainty of victory, for it means conquering an enemy th ...
- 14. Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fi ...
- 15. Rapidity is the essence of war: take advantage of the enemy's unreadiness, make your way by unexpect ...
- 16. Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys. Look on th ...
- 17. So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong and to strike at what is weak.
- 18. Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.
- 19. The art of using troops is this: when ten to the enemy's one, surround him; when five times his stre ...
- 20. The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hosti ...
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