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title: "409 War Quotes By Sun Tzu"
description: "Sun Tzu's war quotes focus on strategy, the danger of emotions, and careful planning before conflict."
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> [All battles are won before they start.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/all-battles-are-won-before-they-start/)

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> [Rapidity is the essence of war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/rapidity-is-the-essence-of-war/)

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> [O divine art of subtlety and secrecy!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/o-divine-art-of-subtlety-and-secrecy/)

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> [The nature of war is constant change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-nature-of-war-is-constant-change/)

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> [Know the enemy and know yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/know-the-enemy-and-know-yourself/)

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> [“Warfare is the Way of deception.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/warfare-is-the-way-of-deception/)

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> [War is based on deception.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/war-is-based-on-deception/)

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> [“Danger has a bracing effect.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/danger-has-a-bracing-effect/)

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> [If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/if-fighting-is-sure-to-result-in-victory-then-you-must-fight/)

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> [Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/know-thy-self-know-thy-enemy-a-thousand-battles-a-thousand-victories/)

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> [“Every battle is won before it’s ever fought.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/every-battle-is-won-before-it-s-ever-fought/)

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> [“If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/if-he-sends-reinforcements-everywhere-he-will-everywhere-be-weak/)

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> [“who wishes to fight must first count the cost”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/who-wishes-to-fight-must-first-count-the-cost/)

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> [“Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/supreme-excellence-consists-of-breaking-the-enemy-s-resistance/)

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> [Ground which can be abandoned but is hard to re-occupy is called entangling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/ground-which-can-be-abandoned-but-is-hard-to-re-occupy-is-called/)

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> [There is no instance of a nation benefiting from prolonged warfare.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/there-is-no-instance-of-a-nation-benefiting-from-prolonged-warfare/)

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> [When I have won a victory I do not repeat my tactics but respond to circumstances in an infinite variety of ways.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/when-i-have-won-a-victory-i-do-not-repeat-my-tactics-but-respond-to/)

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> [Act after having made assessments. The one who first knows the measure of far and near wins - this is the rule…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/act-after-having-made-assessments-the-one-who-first-knows-the-measure/)

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> [“it is better to recapture an army entire than to destroy it, to capture a regiment, a detachment or a company entire…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/it-is-better-to-recapture-an-army-entire-than-to-destroy-it-to/)

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> [Order or disorder depends on organisation; courage or cowardice on circumstances; strength or weakness on dispositions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/order-or-disorder-depends-on-organisation-courage-or-cowardice-on/)

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> [Maneuvering with an army is advantageous; with an undisciplined multitude, most dangerous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/maneuvering-with-an-army-is-advantageous-with-an-undisciplined/)

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> [“A clever general, therefore, avoids an army when its spirit is keen, but attacks it when it is sluggish and inclined to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/a-clever-general-therefore-avoids-an-army-when-its-spirit-is-keen-but/)

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> [To conquer the enemy without resorting to war is the most desirable. The highest form of generalship is to conquer the enemy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/to-conquer-the-enemy-without-resorting-to-war-is-the-most-desirable/)

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> [Amid the turmoil and tumult of battle, there may be seeming disorder and yet no real disorder at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/amid-the-turmoil-and-tumult-of-battle-there-may-be-seeming-disorder/)

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> [So the principles of warfare are: Do not depend on the enemy not coming, but depend on our readiness against him. Do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/so-the-principles-of-warfare-are-do-not-depend-on-the-enemy-not/)

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> [“1. Sun Tzu said: The art of war recognizes nine varieties of ground: (1) Dispersive ground; (2) Facile ground; (3) Contentious ground;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/1-sun-tzu-said-the-art-of-war-recognizes-nine-varieties-of-ground-1/)

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> [“In war, numbers alone confer no advantage. Do not advance relying on sheer military power. It is sufficient to estimate the enemy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/in-war-numbers-alone-confer-no-advantage-do-not-advance-relying-on-2/)

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> [The General who in advancing does not seek personal fame, and in withdrawing is not concerned with avoiding punishment, but whose only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-general-who-in-advancing-does-not-seek-personal-fame-and-in/)

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> [To perceive victory when it is known to all is not really skilful... It does not take much strength to lift a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/to-perceive-victory-when-it-is-known-to-all-is-not-really-skilful-it/)

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> [When you do battle, even if you are winning, if you continue for a long time it will dull your forces and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/when-you-do-battle-even-if-you-are-winning-if-you-continue-for-a-long/)

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> [“Sun Tzu said: In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy's country whole and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/sun-tzu-said-in-the-practical-art-of-war-the-best-thing-of-all-is-to/)

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> [“Foreknowledge cannot be gotten from ghosts and spirits, cannot be had by analogy, cannot be found out by calculation. It must be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/foreknowledge-cannot-be-gotten-from-ghosts-and-spirits-cannot-be-had/)

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> [The relative size of your force as against that of your adversary is by itself of no consequence. What controls is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-relative-size-of-your-force-as-against-that-of-your-adversary-is/)

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> [The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-good-fighters-of-old-first-put-themselves-beyond-the-possibility/)

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

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> [If asked how to cope with a great host of the enemy in orderly array and on the point of marching to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/if-asked-how-to-cope-with-a-great-host-of-the-enemy-in-orderly-array/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/in-all-fighting-the-direct-method-may-be-used-for-joining-battle-but-3/)

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> [Be the first to seize intersecting ground, that is ground which lies the intersections of borders or intersections of main thoroughfares of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/be-the-first-to-seize-intersecting-ground-that-is-ground-which-lies/)

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> [When the enemy's envoy's speak in humble terms, but continues his preparations, he will advance. When their language is deceptive but the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/when-the-enemy-s-envoy-s-speak-in-humble-terms-but-continues-his/)

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> [“When Lionel Giles began his translation of Sun Tzu's ART OF WAR, the work was virtually unknown in Europe. Its introduction to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/when-lionel-giles-began-his-translation-of-sun-tzu-s-art-of-war-the/)

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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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                        "text": "If asked how to cope with a great host of the enemy in orderly array and on the point of marching to the attack, I should say: \"Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will.\" Rapidity is the essence of war: take advantage of the enemy's unreadiness, make your way by unexpected routes, and attack unguarded spots.",
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