If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
The good fighter is able to secure himself against defeat, but cannot make certain of defeating the enemy. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Winning isn't enough. The acme of all skill is to defeat your enemy before taking the field. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
These are six ways of courting defeat, which must be carefully noted by the general who has attained a responsible post. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“15. Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“Conceal your dispositions, and your condition will remain secret, which leads to victory; show your dispositions, and your condition will become patent,… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
From a position of this sort, if the enemy is unprepared, you may sally forth and defeat him. But if the enemy… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
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
The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
You can prevent your opponent from defeating you through defense, but you cannot defeat him without taking the offensive. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
It is through the dispositions of an army that its condition may be discovered. Conceal your dispositions, and your condition will remain… — 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
The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating 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
So it is that good warriors take their stance on ground where they cannot lose, and do not overlook conditions that make… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
The general that hearkens to my counsel and acts upon it, will conquer: let such a one be retained in command! The… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
These are the six ways of courting defeat - neglect to estimate the enemy's strength; want of authority; defective training; unjustifiable anger;… — 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
