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title: "Best War Words 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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> [Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never peril.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/know-the-enemy-and-know-yourself-in-a-hundred-battles-you-will-never/)

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> [To capture an enemies army is better than to destroy it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/to-capture-an-enemies-army-is-better-than-to-destroy-it/)

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> [As water has no constant form, there are in war no constant conditions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/as-water-has-no-constant-form-there-are-in-war-no-constant-conditions/)

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> [Wheels of justice grind slow but grind fine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/wheels-of-justice-grind-slow-but-grind-fine/)

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

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> [If it is to your advantage, make a forward move; if not, stay where you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/if-it-is-to-your-advantage-make-a-forward-move-if-not-stay-where-you/)

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> [Ground which can be freely traversed by both sides is called accessible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/ground-which-can-be-freely-traversed-by-both-sides-is-called/)

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> [“the worst calamities that befall an army arise from hesitation”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-worst-calamities-that-befall-an-army-arise-from-hesitation/)

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> [Bestow rewards without respect to customary practice; publish orders without respect to precedent. Thus you may employ the entire army as you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/bestow-rewards-without-respect-to-customary-practice-publish-orders/)

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> [Now a soldier's spirit is keenest in the morning; by noonday it has begun to flag; and in the evening, his mind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/now-a-soldier-s-spirit-is-keenest-in-the-morning-by-noonday-it-has/)

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> [An army may be likened to water, for just as flowing water avoids the heights and hastens to the lowlands, so an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/an-army-may-be-likened-to-water-for-just-as-flowing-water-avoids-the/)

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> [If not in the interests of the state, do not act. If you cannot succeed, do not use troops. If you are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/if-not-in-the-interests-of-the-state-do-not-act-if-you-cannot-succeed/)

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> [“Thus, though we have heard of stupid haste in war, cleverness has never been seen associated with long delays.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/thus-though-we-have-heard-of-stupid-haste-in-war-cleverness-has-never/)

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> [“When the outlook is bright, bring it before their eyes; but tell them nothing when the situation is gloomy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/when-the-outlook-is-bright-bring-it-before-their-eyes-but-tell-them/)

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> [Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/therefore-just-as-water-retains-no-constant-shape-so-in-warfare-there/)

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> [“Through you we learn to be invisible, through you inaudible; and hence we can hold the enemy's fate in our hands.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/through-you-we-learn-to-be-invisible-through-you-inaudible-and-hence/)

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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-2/)

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> [Thus the highest form of generalship is to balk the enemy's plans, the next best is to prevent the junction of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/thus-the-highest-form-of-generalship-is-to-balk-the-enemy-s-plans-the/)

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

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> [You cannot know if you will be successful or not. You can only prepare for battle and it must be done with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/you-cannot-know-if-you-will-be-successful-or-not-you-can-only-prepare/)

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> [“\[Once war is declared, he will not waste precious time in waiting for reinforcements, nor will he return his army back for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/once-war-is-declared-he-will-not-waste-precious-time-in-waiting-for/)

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> [On the field of battle, the spoken word does not carry far enough; hence the institution of gongs and drums... banners and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/on-the-field-of-battle-the-spoken-word-does-not-carry-far-enough/)

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> [Therefore I say: know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be in peril. When you are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/therefore-i-say-know-the-enemy-and-know-yourself-in-a-hundred-battles/)

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> [“If those who are sent to draw water begin by drinking themselves, the army is suffering from thirst. \[One may know the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/if-those-who-are-sent-to-draw-water-begin-by-drinking-themselves-the/)

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> [Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/appear-weak-when-you-are-strong-and-strong-when-you-are-weak/)

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> [The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-greatest-victory-is-that-which-requires-no-battle/)

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> [What is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/what-is-of-supreme-importance-in-war-is-to-attack-the-enemy-s-strategy/)

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> [Be subtle! be subtle! and use your spies for every kind of business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/be-subtle-be-subtle-and-use-your-spies-for-every-kind-of-business/)

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> [If quick, I survive. If not quick, I am lost. This is death.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/if-quick-i-survive-if-not-quick-i-am-lost-this-is-death/)

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> [The skillful leader subdues the enemy's troops without any fighting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-skillful-leader-subdues-the-enemy-s-troops-without-any-fighting/)

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> [All wars are won or lost before they are ever fought.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/all-wars-are-won-or-lost-before-they-are-ever-fought/)

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> [Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/build-your-opponent-a-golden-bridge-to-retreat-across/)

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> [Invincibility lies in the defense; the possibility of victory in the attack.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/invincibility-lies-in-the-defense-the-possibility-of-victory-in-the/)

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> [Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/rewards-for-good-service-should-not-be-deferred-a-single-day/)

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> [One who sets the entire army in motion to chase an advantage will not attain it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/one-who-sets-the-entire-army-in-motion-to-chase-an-advantage-will-not/)

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> [The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-supreme-art-of-war-is-to-subdue-the-enemy-without-fighting/)

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> [Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/hold-out-baits-to-entice-the-enemy-feign-disorder-and-crush-him/)

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> [When the soldiers stand leaning on their spears, they are faint from want of food.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/when-the-soldiers-stand-leaning-on-their-spears-they-are-faint-from/)

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> [War is a matter of vital importance to the state.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/war-is-a-matter-of-vital-importance-to-the-state/)

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

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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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