“Ground on which we can only be saved from destruction by fighting without delay, is desperate ground.” — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“The whole secret lies in confusing the enemy, so that he cannot fathom our real intent.” — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“the wise leader's plans, considerations of advantage and of disadvantage will be blended together.” — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.” — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended.” — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must be not attacked, towns which must not be besieged, positions which… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“Be stern in the council-chamber, [Show no weakness, and insist on your plans being ratified by the sovereign.] so that you may… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“If, on the other hand, in the midst of difficulties we are always ready to seize an advantage, we may extricate ourselves… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Weak leadership can wreck the soundest strategy; forceful execution of even a poor plan can often bring victory. — 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
“When your army has crossed the border, you should burn your boats and bridges, in order to make it clear to everybody… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“When an invading force crosses a river in its onward march, do not advance to meet it in mid-stream. It will be… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“first lay plans which will ensure victory, and then lead your army to battle; if you will not begin with stratagem but… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“5,6. The Moral Law causes the people to be in complete accord with their ruler, so that they will follow him regardless… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“Let your rapidity be that of the wind, your compactness that of the forest. In raiding and plundering be like fire, in… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“If we wish to wrest an advantage from the enemy, we must not fix our minds on that alone, but allow for… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Thus the highest form of generalship is to balk the enemy's plans, the next best is to prevent the junction of the… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“The principle on which to manage an army is to set up one standard of courage which all must reach.” — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
The peak efficiency of knowledge and strategy is to make conflict unnecessary. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack.” It” — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“The spot where we intend to fight must not be made known; for then the enemy will have to prepare against a… — 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
“Through you we learn to be invisible, through you inaudible; and hence we can hold the enemy's fate in our hands.” — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“When the outlook is bright, bring it before their eyes; but tell them nothing when the situation is gloomy.” — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“If you do not take opportunity to advance and reward the deserving, your subordinates will not carry out your commands, and disaster… — 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
When I have won a victory I do not repeat my tactics but respond to circumstances in an infinite variety of ways. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
To conquer the enemy without resorting to war is the most desirable. The highest form of generalship is to conquer the enemy… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“A clever general, therefore, avoids an army when its spirit is keen, but attacks it when it is sluggish and inclined to… — 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… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“it is better to recapture an army entire than to destroy it, to capture a regiment, a detachment or a company entire… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Those who are victorious plan effectively and change decisively. They are like a great river that maintains its course but adjusts its… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“7. Hence in the wise leader's plans, considerations of advantage and of disadvantage will be blended together.” — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“Conform to the enemy's tactics until a favorable opportunity offers; then come forth and engage in a battle that shall prove decisive.” — 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
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