To persuade your enemy to (retreat) before the fight is to defeat them even before the battle begins. An enemy made ally… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“In battle, there are not more than two methods of attack--the direct and the indirect; yet these two in combination give rise… — sun tzu Copy Share Image
The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses makes… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Whoever is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy, will be fresh for the fight; whoever is second… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen; no general should fight a battle simply out… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Of old the expert in battle would first make himself invincible and then wait for his enemy to expose his vulnerability. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
In warfare, first lay plans which will ensure victory, and then lead your army to battle; if you will not begin with… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
You cannot know if you will be successful or not. You can only prepare for battle and it must be done with… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
When you do battle, even if you are winning, if you continue for a long time it will dull your forces and… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
In all fighting, the direct method may be used for joining battle, but indirect methods will be needed in order to secure… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
To capture the enemy's entire army is better than to destroy it; to take intact a regiment, a company, or a squad… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
In all fighting, the direct method may be used for joining battle, but indirect methods will be needed in order to secure… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
The relative size of your force as against that of your adversary is by itself of no consequence. What controls is the… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“Now the general who wins a battle makes many calculations in his temple ere the battle is fought. The general who loses… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Therefore the victories of good warriors are not noted for cleverness or bravery. Therefore their victories in battle are not flukes. Their… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Without harmony in the State, no military expedition can be undertaken; without harmony in the army, no battle array can be formed. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
If you are situated at a great distance from the enemy, and the strength of the two armies is equal, it is… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
To perceive victory when it is known to all is not really skilful. Everyone calls victory in battle good, but it is… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Unhappy is the fate of one who tries to win his battles and succeed in his attacks without cultivating the spirit of… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“One hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the most skillful, subduing the other's military without battle is the most skillful.” — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
It is the rule in war, if our forces are ten to the enemy's one, to surround him; if five to one, to attack… — Sun Tzu Copy Share
It is according to the shapes that I lay the plans for victory, but the multitude does not comprehend this. Although everyone can see… — Sun Tzu Copy Share
Go into emptiness, strike voids, bypass what he defends hit him where he does not expect you. — Sun Tzu Copy Share
“In a similar way, The Art of War pinpoints anger and greed as fundamental causes of defeat.” — Sun Tzu Copy Share
“The PEOPLE being regarded as the essential part of the State, and FOOD as the people's heaven, is it not right that those in… — Sun Tzu Copy Share
Therefore the good fighter will be terrible in his onset, and prompt in his decision. — Sun Tzu Copy Share
The enemy's spies who have come to spy on us must be sought out, tempted with bribes, led away and comfortably housed. Thus they… — Sun Tzu Copy Share
“So long as victory can be attained, stupid haste is preferable to clever dilatoriness.” — Sun Tzu Copy Share
“You can ensure the safety of your defense if you only hold positions that cannot be attacked.” — Sun Tzu Copy Share
“Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must make… — Sun Tzu Copy Share
If we do not wish to fight, we can prevent the enemy from engaging us even though the lines of our encampment be merely… — Sun Tzu Copy Share
“The general who wins a battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses a battle makes… — Sun Tzu Copy Share
In all fighting, the direct method may be used for joining battle, but indirect methods will be needed in order to secure victory. — Sun Tzu Copy Share
“To begin by bluster, but afterwards to take fright at the enemy's numbers, shows a supreme lack of intelligence.” — Sun Tzu Copy Share
They [spies] cannot be properly managed without benevolence and straightforwardness. — Sun Tzu Copy Share
