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title: "Best War Lines 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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> [Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/attack-him-where-he-is-unprepared-appear-where-you-are-not-expected/)

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> [One need not destroy one's enemy. One need only destroy his willingness to engage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/one-need-not-destroy-one-s-enemy-one-need-only-destroy-his/)

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> [“The Giles' edition of the ART OF WAR, as stated above, was a scholarly work.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-giles-edition-of-the-art-of-war-as-stated-above-was-a-scholarly/)

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> [Great results, can be achieved with small forces.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/great-results-can-be-achieved-with-small-forces/)

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> [“Supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy’s strategy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/supreme-importance-in-war-is-to-attack-the-enemy-s-strategy/)

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> [So the important thing in a military operation is victory, not persistence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/so-the-important-thing-in-a-military-operation-is-victory-not/)

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> [Know yourself and you will win all battles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/know-yourself-and-you-will-win-all-battles/)

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> [No nation has ever benefited from a prolonged war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/no-nation-has-ever-benefited-from-a-prolonged-war/)

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> [All warfare is based on deception. There is no place where espionage is not used. Offer the enemy bait to lure him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/all-warfare-is-based-on-deception-there-is-no-place-where-espionage/)

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> [“Rouse him, and learn the principle of his activity or inactivity. Force him to reveal himself, so as to find out his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/rouse-him-and-learn-the-principle-of-his-activity-or-inactivity-force/)

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> [Those who excel in war first cultivate their own humanity and and maintain their laws and institutions. By these means they make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/those-who-excel-in-war-first-cultivate-their-own-humanity-and-and/)

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> [If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/if-your-opponent-is-of-choleric-temper-seek-to-irritate-him-pretend/)

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> [A kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/a-kingdom-that-has-once-been-destroyed-can-never-come-again-into/)

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> [“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/)

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> [Like the sun and moon, they end but to begin anew; like the four seasons, they pass away to return once more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/like-the-sun-and-moon-they-end-but-to-begin-anew-like-the-four/)

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> [Without harmony in the State, no military expedition can be undertaken; without harmony in the army, no battle array can be formed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/without-harmony-in-the-state-no-military-expedition-can-be-undertaken/)

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> [In all history, there is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare. Only one who knows the disastrous effects…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/in-all-history-there-is-no-instance-of-a-country-having-benefited/)

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> [If there is disturbance in the camp, the general's authority is weak. If the banners and flags are shifted about, sedition is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/if-there-is-disturbance-in-the-camp-the-general-s-authority-is-weak-2/)

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> [When campaigning, be swift as the wind; in leisurely march, majestic as the forest; in raiding and plundering, like fire; in standing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/when-campaigning-be-swift-as-the-wind-in-leisurely-march-majestic-as/)

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> [When the higher officers are angry and insubordinate, and on meeting the enemy give battle on their own account from a feeling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/when-the-higher-officers-are-angry-and-insubordinate-and-on-meeting/)

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> [If you are situated at a great distance from the enemy, and the strength of the two armies is equal, it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/if-you-are-situated-at-a-great-distance-from-the-enemy-and-the/)

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> [“There are five dangerous faults which may affect a general: (1) Recklessness, which leads to destruction; (2) cowardice, which leads to capture;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/there-are-five-dangerous-faults-which-may-affect-a-general-1/)

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> [“The art of war, then, is governed by five constant factors, to be taken into account in one's deliberations, when seeking to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-art-of-war-then-is-governed-by-five-constant-factors-to-be-taken/)

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> [Factors in the art of warfare are: First, calculations; second, quantities; third, logistics; fourth, the balance of power; and fifth, the possibility…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/factors-in-the-art-of-warfare-are-first-calculations-second/)

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> [He will win whose army is animated by the same spirit throughout all its ranks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/he-will-win-whose-army-is-animated-by-the-same-spirit-throughout-all/)

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> [“These military devices, leading to victory, must not be divulged beforehand.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/these-military-devices-leading-to-victory-must-not-be-divulged/)

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> [Sweat more during peace: bleed less during war](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/sweat-more-during-peace-bleed-less-during-war/)

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> [“The captured soldiers should be kindly treated and kept.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-captured-soldiers-should-be-kindly-treated-and-kept/)

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> [Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/attack-is-the-secret-of-defense-defense-is-the-planning-of-an-attack-2/)

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

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> [He whose ranks are united in purpose will be victorious.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/he-whose-ranks-are-united-in-purpose-will-be-victorious/)

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> [He will win who has military capacity and is not interfered with by the sovereign.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/he-will-win-who-has-military-capacity-and-is-not-interfered-with-by/)

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> [Know thy enemy and know thy self and you will win a hundred battles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/know-thy-enemy-and-know-thy-self-and-you-will-win-a-hundred-battles/)

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> [Invincibility depends on one's self; the enemy's vulnerability on him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/invincibility-depends-on-one-s-self-the-enemy-s-vulnerability-on-him-2/)

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> [Hence the saying: The enlightened ruler lays his plans well ahead; the good general cultivates his resources.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/hence-the-saying-the-enlightened-ruler-lays-his-plans-well-ahead-the/)

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> [Thus the skilful general conducts his army just as though he were leading a single man, willy-nilly, by the hand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/thus-the-skilful-general-conducts-his-army-just-as-though-he-were/)

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> [In warfare, there are no constant conditions. He who can modify his tactics in relation to his opponent will succeed and win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/in-warfare-there-are-no-constant-conditions-he-who-can-modify-his/)

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> [“threw light upon the principles of war. It is obvious enough that Ssu-ma Ch'ien at least had no doubt about the reality…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/threw-light-upon-the-principles-of-war-it-is-obvious-enough-that-ssu/)

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> [Appraise war in terms of the fundamental factors. The first of these factors is moral influence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/appraise-war-in-terms-of-the-fundamental-factors-the-first-of-these/)

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> [The value of time, that is of being a little ahead of your opponent, often provides greater advantage than superior numbers or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-value-of-time-that-is-of-being-a-little-ahead-of-your-opponent/)

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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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