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title: "Best Enemy Sayings by Sun Tzu"
description: "188 Enemy quotes by Sun Tzu. Plus more from Sun Tzu and more Enemy sayings from other authors."
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> [If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/if-you-are-far-from-the-enemy-make-him-believe-you-are-near/)

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> [Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/know-your-enemy-and-know-yourself-and-you-can-fight-a-hundred-battles/)

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> [If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/if-you-know-the-enemy-and-know-yourself-you-need-not-fear-the-results/)

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> [When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/when-you-surround-an-army-leave-an-outlet-free-do-not-press-a/)

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> [When envoys are sent with compliments in their mouths, it is a sign that the enemy wishes for a truce.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/when-envoys-are-sent-with-compliments-in-their-mouths-it-is-a-sign/)

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> [What is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/what-is-of-supreme-importance-in-war-is-to-attack-the-enemy-s-strategy/)

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> [The skillful leader subdues the enemy's troops without any fighting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-skillful-leader-subdues-the-enemy-s-troops-without-any-fighting/)

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> [Convince your enemy that he will gain very little by attacking you; this will diminish his enthusiasm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/convince-your-enemy-that-he-will-gain-very-little-by-attacking-you/)

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> [The military has no constant form, just as water has no constant shape - adapt as you face the enemy, without letting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-military-has-no-constant-form-just-as-water-has-no-constant-shape/)

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> [“Hence the skillful fighter puts himself into a position which makes defeat impossible, and does not miss the moment for defeating the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/hence-the-skillful-fighter-puts-himself-into-a-position-which-makes/)

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> [“When you go out the door, be as if you were seeing an enemy.” And Shi Li said, “Be prepared, and you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/when-you-go-out-the-door-be-as-if-you-were-seeing-an-enemy-and-shi-li/)

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> [All warfare is based on deception. There is no place where espionage is not used. Offer the enemy bait to lure him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/all-warfare-is-based-on-deception-there-is-no-place-where-espionage/)

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> [Hence the saying: If you know the enemy and you know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt; if you know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/hence-the-saying-if-you-know-the-enemy-and-you-know-yourself-your/)

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> [The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-opportunity-to-secure-ourselves-against-defeat-lies-in-our-own/)

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> [“16. While we keep away from such places, we should get the enemy to approach them; while we face them, we should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/16-while-we-keep-away-from-such-places-we-should-get-the-enemy-to/)

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> [“To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/to-secure-ourselves-against-defeat-lies-in-our-own-hands-but-the/)

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> [It is sufficient to estimate the enemy situation correctly and to concentrate your strength to capture him. There is no more to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/it-is-sufficient-to-estimate-the-enemy-situation-correctly-and-to/)

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> [If I determine the enemy's disposition of forces while I have no perceptible form, I can concentrate my forces while the enemy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/if-i-determine-the-enemy-s-disposition-of-forces-while-i-have-no/)

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> [The art of using troops is this: …When ten to the enemy's one, surround him; …When five times his strength, attack him;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-art-of-using-troops-is-this-when-ten-to-the-enemy-s-one-surround/)

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> [If we do not wish to fight, we can prevent the enemy from engaging us even though the lines of our encampment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/if-we-do-not-wish-to-fight-we-can-prevent-the-enemy-from-engaging-us/)

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> [If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/if-your-enemy-is-secure-at-all-points-be-prepared-for-him-if-he-is-in/)

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> [“If we wish to wrest an advantage from the enemy, we must not fix our minds on that alone, but allow for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/if-we-wish-to-wrest-an-advantage-from-the-enemy-we-must-not-fix-our/)

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> [All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/all-warfare-is-based-on-deception-hence-when-able-to-attack-we-must/)

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> [“Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be in peril. When you are ignorant of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/know-the-enemy-and-know-yourself-in-a-hundred-battles-you-will-never-2/)

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> [One who has few must prepare against the enemy; one who has many makes the enemy prepare against him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/one-who-has-few-must-prepare-against-the-enemy-one-who-has-many-makes/)

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> [Invincibility lies in the defense; the possibility of victory in the attack.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/invincibility-lies-in-the-defense-the-possibility-of-victory-in-the/)

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> [He who knows his enemy and himself well will not be defeated easily.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/he-who-knows-his-enemy-and-himself-well-will-not-be-defeated-easily/)

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> [When you are ignorant of the enemy but know yourself, your chances of winning or losing are equal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/when-you-are-ignorant-of-the-enemy-but-know-yourself-your-chances-of/)

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> [Thus those skilled in war subdue the enemy's army without battle … They conquer by strategy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/thus-those-skilled-in-war-subdue-the-enemy-s-army-without-battle-they/)

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> [He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot, will be victorious.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/he-who-knows-when-he-can-fight-and-when-he-cannot-will-be-victorious/)

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> [When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/when-the-enemy-is-relaxed-make-them-toil-when-full-starve-them-when/)

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> [The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-supreme-art-of-war-is-to-subdue-the-enemy-without-fighting/)

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> [Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/hold-out-baits-to-entice-the-enemy-feign-disorder-and-crush-him/)

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> [Subjugating the enemy's army without fighting is the true pinnacle of excellence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/subjugating-the-enemy-s-army-without-fighting-is-the-true-pinnacle-of/)

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> [Being unconquerable lies with yourself; being conquerable lies with your enemy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/being-unconquerable-lies-with-yourself-being-conquerable-lies-with/)

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> [Rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/rely-not-on-the-likelihood-of-the-enemy-s-not-coming-but-on-our-own/)

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> [And therefore those skilled in war bring the enemy to the field of battle and are not brought there by him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/and-therefore-those-skilled-in-war-bring-the-enemy-to-the-field-of/)

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> [One need not destroy one's enemy. One need only destroy his willingness to engage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/one-need-not-destroy-one-s-enemy-one-need-only-destroy-his/)

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> [Success in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy's purpose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/success-in-warfare-is-gained-by-carefully-accommodating-ourselves-to/)

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> [Wait by the river long enough and the body of your enemy will float by you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/wait-by-the-river-long-enough-and-the-body-of-your-enemy-will-float/)

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## More by Sun Tzu

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/it-is-the-rule-in-war-if-our-forces-are-ten-to-the-enemy-s-one-to/)

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> [It is according to the shapes that I lay the plans for victory, but the multitude does not comprehend this. Although everyone can see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/it-is-according-to-the-shapes-that-i-lay-the-plans-for-victory-but/)

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> [Go into emptiness, strike voids, bypass what he defends hit him where he does not expect you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/go-into-emptiness-strike-voids-bypass-what-he-defends-hit-him-where/)

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> [“In a similar way, The Art of War pinpoints anger and greed as fundamental causes of defeat.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/in-a-similar-way-the-art-of-war-pinpoints-anger-and-greed-as/)

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> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-people-being-regarded-as-the-essential-part-of-the-state-and-food/)

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> [Therefore the good fighter will be terrible in his onset, and prompt in his decision.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/therefore-the-good-fighter-will-be-terrible-in-his-onset-and-prompt/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-enemy-s-spies-who-have-come-to-spy-on-us-must-be-sought-out/)

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> [“So long as victory can be attained,  stupid haste is preferable to clever dilatoriness.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/so-long-as-victory-can-be-attained-stupid-haste-is-preferable-to/)

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> [“You can ensure the safety of your defense if you only hold positions that cannot be attacked.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/you-can-ensure-the-safety-of-your-defense-if-you-only-hold-positions/)

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> [“Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/hence-when-able-to-attack-we-must-seem-unable-when-using-our-forces/)

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> [If we do not wish to fight, we can prevent the enemy from engaging us even though the lines of our encampment be merely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/if-we-do-not-wish-to-fight-we-can-prevent-the-enemy-from-engaging-us/)

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> [“The general who wins a battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses a battle makes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-general-who-wins-a-battle-makes-many-calculations-in-his-temple/)

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> [In all fighting, the direct method may be used for joining battle, but indirect methods will be needed in order to secure victory.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/in-all-fighting-the-direct-method-may-be-used-for-joining-battle-but/)

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> [“To begin by bluster, but afterwards to take fright at the enemy's numbers, shows a supreme lack of intelligence.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/to-begin-by-bluster-but-afterwards-to-take-fright-at-the-enemy-s/)

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> [ They \[spies\] cannot be properly managed without benevolence and straightforwardness. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/they-spies-cannot-be-properly-managed-without-benevolence-and/)

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