--- title: "Best War Quotes by Sun Tzu" description: "409 War quotes by Sun Tzu. Plus more from Sun Tzu and more War sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3d/sun-tzu-283_avoided_a-battle-avoided-cannot-be-lost-3031721_3031721.jpg" --- > [A battle avoided cannot be lost.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/a-battle-avoided-cannot-be-lost/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3d/sun-tzu-283_avoided_a-battle-avoided-cannot-be-lost-3031721_3031721.jpg) > [Be where your enemy is not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/be-where-your-enemy-is-not/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/633/sun-tzu-283_art_be-where-your-enemy-is-not-2479689_2479689.jpg) > [Do not press an enemy at bay.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/do-not-press-an-enemy-at-bay/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/410/sun-tzu-283_art_do-not-press-an-enemy-at-bay-90315_90315.jpg) > [“Never venture, never win!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/never-venture-never-win/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e7/sun-tzu-283_business_never-venture-never-win-2762691_2762691.jpg) > [The true objective of war is peace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-true-objective-of-war-is-peace/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bd/sun-tzu-283_army_the-true-objective-of-war-is-peace-20046_2004645.jpg) > [A leader leads by example not by force.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/a-leader-leads-by-example-not-by-force/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/453/sun-tzu-283_army_a-leader-leads-by-example-not-by-force-1_180737.jpg) > [All war is deception.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/all-war-is-deception/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a58/sun-tzu-283_deception_all-war-is-deception-2601047_2601047.jpg) > [All war is based on deception.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/all-war-is-based-on-deception/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/452/sun-tzu-283_deception_all-war-is-based-on-deception-2194631_2194631.jpg) > [Agitate him and ascertain the pattern of his movement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/agitate-him-and-ascertain-the-pattern-of-his-movement/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1af/sun-tzu-283_agitate_agitate-him-and-ascertain-the-pattern-of_905780.jpg) > [Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/ponder-and-deliberate-before-you-make-a-move/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c9/sun-tzu-283_art_ponder-and-deliberate-before-you-make-a_1520795.jpg) > [“When you start a fire, be to windward of it. Do not attack from the leeward.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/when-you-start-a-fire-be-to-windward-of-it-do-not-attack-from-the/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cba/sun-tzu-283_fire_when-you-start-a-fire-be-to-windward-of_1980428.jpg) > [So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/so-in-war-the-way-is-to-avoid-what-is-strong-and-strike-at-what-is/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb5/sun-tzu-283_military_so-in-war-the-way-is-to-avoid-what-is-st_1371433.jpg) > [“Sun Tzu said: The art of war is of vital importance to the State.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/sun-tzu-said-the-art-of-war-is-of-vital-importance-to-the-state/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2a/sun-tzu-283_art_sun-tzu-said-the-art-of-war-is-of-vital_2745682.jpg) > [To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/to-know-your-enemy-you-must-become-your-enemy/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0dd/sun-tzu-283_enemy_to-know-your-enemy-you-must-become-your_2202772.jpg) > [To a surrounded enemy, you must leave a way of escape.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/to-a-surrounded-enemy-you-must-leave-a-way-of-escape/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea4/sun-tzu-283_army_to-a-surrounded-enemy-you-must-leave-a-w_1504640.jpg) > [If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/if-you-know-neither-the-enemy-nor-yourself-you-will-succumb-in-every/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbf/sun-tzu-283_battle_if-you-know-neither-the-enemy-nor-yourse_1510820.jpg) > [To perceive victory when it is known to all is not really skilful. Everyone calls victory in battle good, but it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/to-perceive-victory-when-it-is-known-to-all-is-not-really-skilful/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b2/sun-tzu-283_battle_to-perceive-victory-when-it-is-known-to_2397169.jpg) > [Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/victorious-warriors-win-first-and-then-go-to-war-while-defeated-2/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b1/sun-tzu-283_defeated_victorious-warriors-win-first-and-then-g_2316211.jpg) > [“You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/you-can-be-sure-of-succeeding-in-your-attacks-if-you-only-attack-2/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cf/sun-tzu-283_business_you-can-be-sure-of-succeeding-in-your-at_2684523.jpg) > [It is the business of a general to be quiet and thus ensure secrecy; upright and just, and thus maintain order.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/it-is-the-business-of-a-general-to-be-quiet-and-thus-ensure-secrecy/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b8/sun-tzu-283_art_it-is-the-business-of-a-general-to-be-qu_2388344.jpg) > [Too frequent rewards indicate that the general is at the end of his resources; too frequent punishments that he is in acute…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/too-frequent-rewards-indicate-that-the-general-is-at-the-end-of-his/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0c/sun-tzu-283_army_too-frequent-rewards-indicate-that-the-g_1057133.jpg) > [Without subtle ingenuity of mind, one cannot make certain of the truth of their reports.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/without-subtle-ingenuity-of-mind-one-cannot-make-certain-of-the-truth/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cb/sun-tzu-283_art_without-subtle-ingenuity-of-mind-one-can_638727.jpg) > [All warfare is based on deception. If your enemy is superior, evade him. If angry, irritate him. If equally matched, fight and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/all-warfare-is-based-on-deception-if-your-enemy-is-superior-evade-him/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/096/sun-tzu-283_angry_all-warfare-is-based-on-deception-if-you_1268599.jpg) > [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/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/878/sun-tzu-283_art_therefore-the-good-fighter-will-be-terri_21606.jpg) > [If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/if-you-know-the-enemy-and-know-yourself-you-need-not-fear-the-result-2/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ce/sun-tzu-283_battle_if-you-know-the-enemy-and-know-yourself_2077556.jpg) > [When he utilizes combined energy, his fighting men become as it were like unto rolling logs or stones. For it is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/when-he-utilizes-combined-energy-his-fighting-men-become-as-it-were/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/447/sun-tzu-283_art_when-he-utilizes-combined-energy-his-fig_1791571.jpg) > [Engage people with what they expect; it is what they are able to discern and confirms their projections. It settles them into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/engage-people-with-what-they-expect-it-is-what-they-are-able-to/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/677/sun-tzu-283_able_engage-people-with-what-they-expect-it-i_206882.jpg) > [“5,6. The Moral Law causes the people to be in complete accord with their ruler, so that they will follow him regardless…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/5-6-the-moral-law-causes-the-people-to-be-in-complete-accord-with-2/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/156/sun-tzu-283_art_5-6-the-moral-law-causes-the-people-to-b_865119.jpg) > [With regard to ground of this nature, be before the enemy in occupying the raised and sunny spots, and carefully guard your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/with-regard-to-ground-of-this-nature-be-before-the-enemy-in-occupying/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39b/sun-tzu-283_able_with-regard-to-ground-of-this-nature-be_235313.jpg) > [If we wish to fight, the enemy can be forced to an engagement even though he be sheltered behind a high rampart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/if-we-wish-to-fight-the-enemy-can-be-forced-to-an-engagement-even/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/106/sun-tzu-283_art_if-we-wish-to-fight-the-enemy-can-be-for_910845.jpg) > [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-2/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a91/sun-tzu-283_art_in-all-fighting-the-direct-method-may-be_79298.jpg) > [To capture the enemy's entire army is better than to destroy it; to take intact a regiment, a company, or a squad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/to-capture-the-enemy-s-entire-army-is-better-than-to-destroy-it-to/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73f/sun-tzu-283_army_to-capture-the-enemy-s-entire-army-is-be_1795722.jpg) > [On dispersive ground, therefore, fight not. On facile ground, halt not. On contentious ground, attack not. On open ground, do not try…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/on-dispersive-ground-therefore-fight-not-on-facile-ground-halt-not-on/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c65/sun-tzu-283_allies_on-dispersive-ground-therefore-fight-not_1543418.jpg) > [There is nothing more difficult than tactical maneuvering. The difficult consists in turning the devious into the direct, and misfortune into gain.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/there-is-nothing-more-difficult-than-tactical-maneuvering-the/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef7/sun-tzu-283_art_there-is-nothing-more-difficult-than-tac_2672368.jpg) > [We cannot enter into alliance with neighbouring princes until we are acquainted with their designs. We are not fit to lead an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/we-cannot-enter-into-alliance-with-neighbouring-princes-until-we-are/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a0/sun-tzu-283_accounts_we-cannot-enter-into-alliance-with-neigh_555186.jpg) > [When envoys are sent with compliments in their mouths, it is a sign that the enemy wishes for a truce. If the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/when-envoys-are-sent-with-compliments-in-their-mouths-it-is-a-sign-2/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/880/sun-tzu-283_art_when-envoys-are-sent-with-compliments-in_1801370.jpg) > [In your deliberations, when seeking to determine the military conditions, let them be made the basis of a comparison, in this wise:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/in-your-deliberations-when-seeking-to-determine-the-military/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a1/sun-tzu-283_ability_in-your-deliberations-when-seeking-to-de_703720.jpg) > [If we know that our own men are in a condition to attack, but are unaware that the enemy is not open…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/if-we-know-that-our-own-men-are-in-a-condition-to-attack-but-are/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e7/sun-tzu-283_art_if-we-know-that-our-own-men-are-in-a-con_1062551.jpg) > [“III. ATTACK BY STRATAGEM 1. Sun Tzu said: In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/iii-attack-by-stratagem-1-sun-tzu-said-in-the-practical-art-of-war/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae0/sun-tzu-283_art_iii-attack-by-stratagem-1-sun-tzu-said-i_2553048.jpg) > [“(1) He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight. (2) He will win who knows how to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/1-he-will-win-who-knows-when-to-fight-and-when-not-to-fight-2-he-will/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4d/sun-tzu-283_war_1-he-will-win-who-knows-when-to-fight-an_1461129.jpg) ## Other authors on War - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-winston-churchill-96197.jpg) Winston Churchill 171 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/war/winston-churchill/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-noam-chomsky-71799.jpg) Noam Chomsky 162 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/war/noam-chomsky/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-napoleon-bonaparte-70192.jpg) Napoleon Bonaparte 159 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/war/napoleon-bonaparte/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 152 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/war/barack-obama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-kurt-vonnegut-58049.jpg) Kurt Vonnegut 129 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/war/kurt-vonnegut/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-orwell-37887.jpg) George Orwell 125 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/war/george-orwell/) - [Abraham Lincoln 123 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/war/abraham-lincoln/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-w-bush-38036.jpg) George W. Bush 116 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/war/george-w-bush/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-niccolo-machiavelli-70986.jpg) Niccolo Machiavelli 109 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/war/niccolo-machiavelli/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-dwight-d-eisenhower-30965.jpg) Dwight D. Eisenhower 99 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/war/dwight-d-eisenhower/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-carl-von-clausewitz-21011.jpg) Carl von Clausewitz 98 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/war/carl-von-clausewitz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-albert-einstein-10494.jpg) Albert Einstein 89 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/war/albert-einstein/) ## 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/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) > [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/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) > [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/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) > [“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/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) > [“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/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) > [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/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) > [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/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) > [“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/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) > [“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/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) > [“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/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) > [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/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) > [“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/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) > [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/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) > [“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/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) > [ 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/) [Sun 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If we know that the enemy is open to attack, but are unaware that our own men are not in a condition to attack, we have gone only halfway towards victory. 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