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title: "Best War Sayings 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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> [The Art of War is self-explanatory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-art-of-war-is-self-explanatory/)

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

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> [“The wise warrior avoids the battle.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-wise-warrior-avoids-the-battle/)

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

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> [Victory is the main object in war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/victory-is-the-main-object-in-war/)

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> [“If there is disturbance in the camp, the general's authority is weak. ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/if-there-is-disturbance-in-the-camp-the-general-s-authority-is-weak/)

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> [Hence the saying: One may know how to conquer without being able to do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/hence-the-saying-one-may-know-how-to-conquer-without-being-able-to-do/)

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> [“mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/mystify-mislead-and-surprise-the-enemy/)

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> [There has never been a protracted war from which a country has benefited.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/there-has-never-been-a-protracted-war-from-which-a-country-has-3/)

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> [“15. In war, practice dissimulation, and you will succeed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/15-in-war-practice-dissimulation-and-you-will-succeed/)

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> [“When we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/when-we-are-near-we-must-make-the-enemy-believe-we-are-far-away/)

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> [If the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/if-the-mind-is-willing-the-flesh-could-go-on-and-on-without-many/)

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> [Nothing is more difficult than the art of maneuvering for advantageous positions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/nothing-is-more-difficult-than-the-art-of-maneuvering-for/)

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> [It is the rule in war, if our forces are ten to the enemy's one, to surround him; if five to one,…](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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> [When torrential water tosses boulders, it is because of its momentum. When the strike of a hawk breaks the body of its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/when-torrential-water-tosses-boulders-it-is-because-of-its-momentum/)

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> [The difficulty of tactical maneuvering consists in turning the devious into the direct, and misfortune into gain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-difficulty-of-tactical-maneuvering-consists-in-turning-the/)

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> [“Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/let-your-plans-be-dark-and-impenetrable-as-night-and-when-you-move/)

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> [“Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/hence-to-fight-and-conquer-in-all-your-battles-is-not-supreme/)

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> [“If you do not take opportunity   to   advance and reward   the   deserving,   your subordinates will not carry out your commands, and disaster…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/if-you-do-not-take-opportunity-to-advance-and-reward-the-deserving/)

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> [Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/move-not-unless-you-see-an-advantage-use-not-your-troops-unless-there/)

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> [If an enemy has alliances, the problem is grave and the enemy's position strong; if he has no alliances, the problem is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/if-an-enemy-has-alliances-the-problem-is-grave-and-the-enemy-s/)

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> [Therefore the victories of good warriors are not noted for cleverness or bravery. Therefore their victories in battle are not flukes. Their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/therefore-the-victories-of-good-warriors-are-not-noted-for-cleverness/)

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> [In peace prepare for war, in war prepare for peace. The art of war is of vital importance to the state. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/in-peace-prepare-for-war-in-war-prepare-for-peace-the-art-of-war-is/)

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> [The essential factor of military success is speed, that is taking advantage of others' unpreparedness or lack of foresight, their failure to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-essential-factor-of-military-success-is-speed-that-is-taking/)

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> [“All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/all-warfare-is-based-on-deception-hence-when-we-are-able-to-attack-we/)

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> [These are the six ways of courting defeat - neglect to estimate the enemy's strength; want of authority; defective training; unjustifiable anger;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/these-are-the-six-ways-of-courting-defeat-neglect-to-estimate-the/)

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> [When he utilizes combined energy, his fighting men become, as it were, like rolling logs or stones... The energy developed by good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/when-he-utilizes-combined-energy-his-fighting-men-become-as-it-were-2/)

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> [The skillful tactician may be likened to the shuai-jan. Now the shuai-jan is a snake that is found in the Ch'ang mountains.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-skillful-tactician-may-be-likened-to-the-shuai-jan-now-the-shuai/)

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> [Now an army is exposed to six several calamities, not arising from natural causes, 1 but from faults for which the general…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/now-an-army-is-exposed-to-six-several-calamities-not-arising-from/)

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> [By altering his arrangements and changing his plans, the skillful general keeps the enemy without definite knowledge. By shifting his camp and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/by-altering-his-arrangements-and-changing-his-plans-the-skillful/)

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> [Military tactics are like unto water; for water in its natural course runs away from high places and hastens downwards... Water shapes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/military-tactics-are-like-unto-water-for-water-in-its-natural-course/)

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> [No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen; no general should fight a battle simply out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/no-ruler-should-put-troops-into-the-field-merely-to-gratify-his-own/)

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> [Those who are victorious plan effectively and change decisively. They are like a great river that maintains its course but adjusts its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/those-who-are-victorious-plan-effectively-and-change-decisively-they/)

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> [Spies cannot be usefully employed without a certain intuitive sagacity; (2) They cannot be properly managed without benevolence and straight forwardness; (3)…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/spies-cannot-be-usefully-employed-without-a-certain-intuitive/)

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> [The general must be the first in the toils and fatigues of the army. In the heat of summer he does not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-general-must-be-the-first-in-the-toils-and-fatigues-of-the-army/)

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> [Thus we may know that there are five essentials for victory: He will win who knows when to fight and when not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/thus-we-may-know-that-there-are-five-essentials-for-victory-he-will/)

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> [All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/all-warfare-is-based-on-deception-hence-when-able-to-attack-we-must-3/)

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> [A wise general makes a point of foraging of the enemy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/a-wise-general-makes-a-point-of-foraging-of-the-enemy/)

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> [Thus the expert in battle moves the enemy, and is not moved by him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/thus-the-expert-in-battle-moves-the-enemy-and-is-not-moved-by-him/)

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> [There has never been a protracted war from which a country has benefitted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/there-has-never-been-a-protracted-war-from-which-a-country-has/)

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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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