Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never peril. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Hence the saying: One may know how to conquer without being able to do it. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
There is an intelligent way to eat a live frog - I just don't know what it is. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
When you are ignorant of the enemy but know yourself, your chances of winning or losing are equal. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
If you know both yourself and your enemy, you can win a hundred battles without a single loss. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
When you know both yourself as well as your competition, you are never in danger. To know yourself and not others, gives… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
In all history, there is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare. Only one who knows the disastrous effects… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Know the enemy, know yourself; your victory will never be endangered. Know the ground, know the weather; your victory will then be… — 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
Carefully compare the opposing army with your own, so that you may know where strength is superabundant and where it is deficient. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
The military has no constant form, just as water has no constant shape - adapt as you face the enemy, without letting… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Do not press an enemy at bay. Prince Fu Ch'ai said: "Wild beasts, when at bay, fight desperately. How much more is… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Act after having made assessments. The one who first knows the measure of far and near wins - this is the rule… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Therefore I say: know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be in peril. When you are… — 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
It is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles; if… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
If we know that our own men are in a condition to attack, but are unaware that the enemy is not open… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Those who do not know the plans of competitors cannot prepare alliances. Those who do not know the lay of the land… — 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
A sovereign of high character and intelligence must be able to know the right man, should place the responsibility on him, and… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Unless you know the mountains and the forests, the defiles and impasses, the lay of the marshes and swamps, you cannot maneuver… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
If we know that the enemy is open to attack, but are unaware that our own men are not in a condition… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
He who knows things, and in fighting puts his knowledge into practice, will win his battles. He who knows them not, nor… — 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
