Invincibility lies in the defense; the possibility of victory in the attack. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“You can ensure the safety of your defense if you only hold positions that cannot be attacked.” — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“Standing on the defensive indicates insufficient strength; attacking, a superabundance of strength.” — 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
“Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack.” It” — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Against those skilled in attack, an enemy does not know where to defend; against the experts in defense, the enemy does not… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilful in defense whose… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Invincibility is in oneself, and vulnerability is in the opponent. Invincibility is a matter of defense, vulnerability is a matter of attack.… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
You can ensure the success of your attacks if you only attack places that are undefended. You can ensure the safety of… — 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
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
