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title: "Best War Proverbs 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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> [Ponder and deliberate before you make your move. He will conquer who has learned the artifice of deviation. Such is the art…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/ponder-and-deliberate-before-you-make-your-move-he-will-conquer-who/)

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

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> [The expert in battle seeks his victory from strategic advantage and does not demand it from his men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-expert-in-battle-seeks-his-victory-from-strategic-advantage-and/)

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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-2/)

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> [Don't flail against the world, use it. Flexibility is the operative principle in the art of war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/don-t-flail-against-the-world-use-it-flexibility-is-the-operative/)

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> [He must be able to mystify his officers and men by false reports and appearances, and thus keep them in total ignorance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/he-must-be-able-to-mystify-his-officers-and-men-by-false-reports-and/)

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> [Fighting with a large army under your command is nowise different from fighting with a small one: it is merely a question…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/fighting-with-a-large-army-under-your-command-is-nowise-different/)

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> [Now this foreknowledge cannot be elicited from spirits; it cannot be obtained inductively from experience, nor by any deductive calculation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/now-this-foreknowledge-cannot-be-elicited-from-spirits-it-cannot-be/)

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> [The natural formation of the country is the soldier's best ally; but a power of estimating the adversary, of controlling the forces…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-natural-formation-of-the-country-is-the-soldier-s-best-ally-but-a/)

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> [“Sun Tzu Wu was a native of the Ch'i State. His Art of War brought him to the notice of Ho Lu,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/sun-tzu-wu-was-a-native-of-the-ch-i-state-his-art-of-war-brought-him/)

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> [This does not mean that the enemy is to be allowed to escape. The object is to make him believe that there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/this-does-not-mean-that-the-enemy-is-to-be-allowed-to-escape-the/)

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> [So there are five ways of knowing who will win. Those who know when to fight and when not to fight are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/so-there-are-five-ways-of-knowing-who-will-win-those-who-know-when-to/)

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

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> [Unless you know the mountains and the forests, the defiles and impasses, the lay of the marshes and swamps, you cannot maneuver…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/unless-you-know-the-mountains-and-the-forests-the-defiles-and/)

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> [We may distinguish six kinds of terrain, to wit: (1) Accessible ground; (2) entangling ground; (3) temporising ground; (4) narrow passes; (5)…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/we-may-distinguish-six-kinds-of-terrain-to-wit-1-accessible-ground-2/)

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> [Carefully study the well-being of your men, and do not overtax them. Concentrate your energy and hoard your strength. Keep your army…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/carefully-study-the-well-being-of-your-men-and-do-not-overtax-them/)

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> [Bring war material with you from home, but forage on the enemy... use the conquered foe to augment one's own strength.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/bring-war-material-with-you-from-home-but-forage-on-the-enemy-use-the/)

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> [Of old the expert in battle would first make himself invincible and then wait for his enemy to expose his vulnerability.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/of-old-the-expert-in-battle-would-first-make-himself-invincible-and/)

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> [In making tactical dispositions, the highest pitch you can attain is to conceal them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/in-making-tactical-dispositions-the-highest-pitch-you-can-attain-is/)

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> [“The spot where we intend to fight must not be made known; for then the enemy will have to prepare against a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-spot-where-we-intend-to-fight-must-not-be-made-known-for-then-the-2/)

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> [“One mark of a great soldier is that he fights on his own terms or fights not at all.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/one-mark-of-a-great-soldier-is-that-he-fights-on-his-own-terms-or/)

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> [Place your army in deadly peril, and it will survive; plunge it into desperate straits, and it will come off in safety.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/place-your-army-in-deadly-peril-and-it-will-survive-plunge-it-into/)

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> [Should the enemy forestall you in occupying a pass, do not go after him if the pass is fully garrisoned, but only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/should-the-enemy-forestall-you-in-occupying-a-pass-do-not-go-after/)

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> [Nothing is more difficult than the art of maneuver. What is difficult about maneuver is to make the devious route the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/nothing-is-more-difficult-than-the-art-of-maneuver-what-is-difficult/)

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> [Thus, though I have heard of successful military operations that were clumsy but swift, cleverness has never been seen associated with long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/thus-though-i-have-heard-of-successful-military-operations-that-were/)

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> [“Move swift as the Wind and closely-formed as the Wood. Attack like the Fire and be still as the Mountain.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/move-swift-as-the-wind-and-closely-formed-as-the-wood-attack-like-the/)

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> [Generally in war the best policy is to take a state intact; to ruin it is inferior to this.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/generally-in-war-the-best-policy-is-to-take-a-state-intact-to-ruin-it/)

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> [Throw your soldiers into positions whence there is no escape, and they will prefer death to flight. If they will face death,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/throw-your-soldiers-into-positions-whence-there-is-no-escape-and-they/)

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> [And therefore those skilled in war bring the enemy to the field of battle and are not brought there by him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/and-therefore-those-skilled-in-war-bring-the-enemy-to-the-field-of/)

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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-2/)

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> [Success in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy's purpose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/success-in-warfare-is-gained-by-carefully-accommodating-ourselves-to/)

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> [With regard to narrow passes, if you can occupy them first, let them be strongly garrisoned and await the advent of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/with-regard-to-narrow-passes-if-you-can-occupy-them-first-let-them-be/)

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> [In the midst of difficulties we are always ready to seize an advantage, we may extricate ourselves from misfortune.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/in-the-midst-of-difficulties-we-are-always-ready-to-seize-an/)

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> [Making no mistakes is what establishes the certainty of victory, for it means conquering an enemy that is already defeated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/making-no-mistakes-is-what-establishes-the-certainty-of-victory-for/)

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> [In conflict, straightforward actions generally lead to engagement, surprising actions generally lead to victory.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/in-conflict-straightforward-actions-generally-lead-to-engagement/)

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> [A sovereign of high character and intelligence must be able to know the right man, should place the responsibility on him, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/a-sovereign-of-high-character-and-intelligence-must-be-able-to-know/)

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> [These are six ways of courting defeat, which must be carefully noted by the general who has attained a responsible post.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/these-are-six-ways-of-courting-defeat-which-must-be-carefully-noted/)

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> [Hence the experienced soldier, once in motion, is never bewildered; once he has broken camp, he is never at a loss.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/hence-the-experienced-soldier-once-in-motion-is-never-bewildered-once/)

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> [The dance of battle is always played to the same impatient rhythm. What begins in a surge of violent motion is always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-dance-of-battle-is-always-played-to-the-same-impatient-rhythm/)

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> [“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/if-you-know-the-enemy-and-know-yourself-you-need-not-fear-the-result/)

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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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