Fierce language and pretentious advances are signs that the enemy is about to retreat. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“He will win whose army is animated by the spirit throughout all its ranks.” — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Without local guides, your enemy employs the land as a weapon against you. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Those skilled at making the enemy move do so by creating a situation to which he must conform; they entice him with… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
At first, then, exhibit the coyness of a maiden, until the enemy gives you an opening; afterwards emulate the rapidity of a… — 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
With regard to narrow passes, if you can occupy them first, let them be strongly garrisoned and await the advent of the… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy's country whole and intact; to shatter… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Should the enemy forestall you in occupying a pass, do not go after him if the pass is fully garrisoned, but only… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Humble words and increased preparations are signs that the enemy is about to advance. Violent language and driving forward as if to… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Should one ask: 'how do I cope with a well-ordered enemy host about to attack me?' I reply: seize something he cherishes… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
When a general, unable to estimate the enemy's strength, allows an inferior force to engage a larger one, or hurls a weak… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
The end and aim of spying in all its five varieties is knowledge of the enemy; and this knowledge can only be… — 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
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
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
If asked how to cope with a great host of the enemy in orderly array and on the point of marching to… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
When the enemy's envoy's speak in humble terms, but continues his preparations, he will advance. When their language is deceptive but the… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“Master Sun So it is said that if you know others and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred… — 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
If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
If you follow the enemy's shifts and changes, you can always find a way to win. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack.” It” — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
If the enemy has occupied them before you, do not follow him, but retreat and try to entice him away. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
For them to perceive the advantage of defeating the enemy, they must also have their rewards. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never peril. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“Do not pursue an enemy who simulates flight; do not attack soldiers whose temper is keen.” — 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 Image
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 Image
Go into emptiness, strike voids, bypass what he defends hit him where he does not expect you. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“In a similar way, The Art of War pinpoints anger and greed as fundamental causes of defeat.” — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“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 Image
Therefore the good fighter will be terrible in his onset, and prompt in his decision. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
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 Image
“So long as victory can be attained, stupid haste is preferable to clever dilatoriness.” — 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
“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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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