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title: "Best War Qoutes by Sun Tzu"
description: "409 War quotes by Sun Tzu. Plus more from Sun Tzu and more War sayings from other authors."
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> [It is imperative to contest all factions for complete victory, so the army is not garrisoned and the profit can be total.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/it-is-imperative-to-contest-all-factions-for-complete-victory-so-the/)

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> [In war, numbers alone confer no advantage. Do not advance relying on sheer military power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/in-war-numbers-alone-confer-no-advantage-do-not-advance-relying-on/)

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> [Should one ask: 'how do I cope with a well-ordered enemy host about to attack me?' I reply: seize something he cherishes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/should-one-ask-how-do-i-cope-with-a-well-ordered-enemy-host-about-to/)

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> [The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities...It is best to win…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-best-victory-is-when-the-opponent-surrenders-of-its-own-accord/)

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> [The control of a large force is the same principle as the control of a few men: it is merely a question…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-control-of-a-large-force-is-the-same-principle-as-the-control-of/)

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> [It is only one who is thoroughly acquainted with the evils of war that can thoroughly understand the profitable way of carrying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/it-is-only-one-who-is-thoroughly-acquainted-with-the-evils-of-war/)

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> [The one who figures on victory at headquarters before even doing battle is the one who has the most strategic factors on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-one-who-figures-on-victory-at-headquarters-before-even-doing/)

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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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> [In warfare, first lay plans which will ensure victory, and then lead your army to battle; if you will not begin with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/in-warfare-first-lay-plans-which-will-ensure-victory-and-then-lead/)

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> [He who wishes to fight must first count the cost. When you engage in actual fighting, if victory is long in coming,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/he-who-wishes-to-fight-must-first-count-the-cost-when-you-engage-in/)

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> [“There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must be not attacked, towns which must not be besieged, positions which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/there-are-roads-which-must-not-be-followed-armies-which-must-be-not/)

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> [“When one treats people with benevolence, justice, and righteoousness, and reposes confidence in them, the army will be united in mind and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/when-one-treats-people-with-benevolence-justice-and-righteoousness/)

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> [“We are not fit to lead an army on the march unless we are familiar with the face of the country --…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/we-are-not-fit-to-lead-an-army-on-the-march-unless-we-are-familiar/)

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> [Do not engage an enemy more powerful than you. And if it is unavoidable and you do have to engage, then make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/do-not-engage-an-enemy-more-powerful-than-you-and-if-it-is/)

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> [Those skilled at making the enemy move do so by creating a situation to which he must conform; they entice him with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/those-skilled-at-making-the-enemy-move-do-so-by-creating-a-situation/)

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> [“Bravery without forethought, causes a man to fight blindly and desperately like a mad bull.  Such an opponent, must not be encountered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/bravery-without-forethought-causes-a-man-to-fight-blindly-and/)

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> [“When your army has crossed the border, you should burn your boats and bridges, in order to make it clear to everybody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/when-your-army-has-crossed-the-border-you-should-burn-your-boats-and/)

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> [The clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy, but does not allow the enemy's will to be imposed on him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-clever-combatant-imposes-his-will-on-the-enemy-but-does-not-allow/)

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> [“When the common soldiers are too strong and their officers too weak, the result is INSUBORDINATION.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/when-the-common-soldiers-are-too-strong-and-their-officers-too-weak/)

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> [“Standing on the defensive indicates insufficient strength; attacking, a superabundance of strength.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/standing-on-the-defensive-indicates-insufficient-strength-attacking-a/)

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> [“The factors in warfare are: First, measurement; second, quantity; third, calculation; fourth, comparison; and fifth, victory.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-factors-in-warfare-are-first-measurement-second-quantity-third/)

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> [In the tumult and uproar, the battle seems chaotic, but there is no disorder, the troops appear to be milling about in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/in-the-tumult-and-uproar-the-battle-seems-chaotic-but-there-is-no/)

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> [“If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/if-he-is-taking-his-ease-give-him-no-rest-if-his-forces-are-united/)

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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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> [“I have heard that in war haste can be folly, but have never seen delay that was wise.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/i-have-heard-that-in-war-haste-can-be-folly-but-have-never-seen-delay/)

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> [“while the main laws of strategy can be stated clearly enough for the benefit of all and sundry, you must be guided…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/while-the-main-laws-of-strategy-can-be-stated-clearly-enough-for-the/)

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> [It is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles; if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/it-is-said-that-if-you-know-your-enemies-and-know-yourself-you-will/)

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> [When the general is weak and without authority; when his orders are not clear and distinct; when there are no fixed duties…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/when-the-general-is-weak-and-without-authority-when-his-orders-are/)

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> [It is the rule in war, if ten times the enemy's strength, surround them; if five times, attack them; if double, be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/it-is-the-rule-in-war-if-ten-times-the-enemy-s-strength-surround-them/)

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> [The art of war is of vital importance to the state. It is a matter of life and death, a road either…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-art-of-war-is-of-vital-importance-to-the-state-it-is-a-matter-of/)

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> [“15. Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/15-thus-it-is-that-in-war-the-victorious-strategist-only-seeks-battle/)

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> [The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-art-of-war-teaches-us-to-rely-not-on-the-likelihood-of-the-enemy/)

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> [“Sun Tzu said: Whoever is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy, will be fresh for the fight;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/sun-tzu-said-whoever-is-first-in-the-field-and-awaits-the-coming-of/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-general-who-wins-a-battle-makes-many-calculations-in-his-temple/)

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> [The clever combatant looks to the effect of combined energy, and does not require too much from individuals. Hence his ability to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-clever-combatant-looks-to-the-effect-of-combined-energy-and-does/)

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> [When strong, avoid them. If of high morale, depress them. Seem humble to fill them with conceit. If at ease, exhaust them.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/when-strong-avoid-them-if-of-high-morale-depress-them-seem-humble-to/)

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> [“Where there are repeated wars, the people are weakened; when they score repeated victories, rulers become haughty. Let haughty rulers command weakened…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/where-there-are-repeated-wars-the-people-are-weakened-when-they-score/)

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

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> [The supreme excellence is not to win a hundred victories in a hundred battles. The supreme excellence is to subdue the armies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-supreme-excellence-is-not-to-win-a-hundred-victories-in-a-hundred/)

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> [“When an invading force crosses a river in its onward march, do not advance to meet it in mid-stream.  It will be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/when-an-invading-force-crosses-a-river-in-its-onward-march-do-not/)

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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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