All Sun Tzu Quotes
- If you are strong, appear weak. But if you are weak, appear strong. Appear
- If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the… Battle
- If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. Defeat
- In making tactical dispositions, the highest pitch you can attain is to conceal them. Attain
- In war, then, let your great object be victory, not lengthy campaigns. Campaigns
- Invincibility lies in the defense; the possibility of victory in the attack. Attack
- It is imperative to contest all factions for complete victory, so the army is not garrisoned and the profit can be total. This is the… All
- It is only one who is thoroughly acquainted with the evils of war that can thoroughly understand the profitable way of carrying it on. Acquainted
- It is only the enlightened ruler and the wise general who will use the highest intelligence of the army for the purposes of spying, and… Achieve
- 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 him;… Army
- Like the sun and moon, they end but to begin anew; like the four seasons, they pass away to return once more. Anew
- No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen; no general should fight a battle simply out of pique. If… Advantage
- Nothing is more difficult than the art of maneuvering for advantageous positions. Advantageous
- Order or disorder depends on organisation; courage or cowardice on circumstances; strength or weakness on dispositions. Circumstances
- So the important thing in a military operation is victory, not persistence. Important
- So there are five ways of knowing who will win. Those who know when to fight and when not to fight are victorious. Those who… Conflict
- The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him;… Art
- The control of a large force is the same principle as the control of a few men: it is merely a question of dividing up… Control
- The end and aim of spying in all its five varieties is knowledge of the enemy; and this knowledge can only be derived, in the… Aim
- The enlightened ruler is heedful, and the good general full of caution. Caution
- The one who figures on victory at headquarters before even doing battle is the one who has the most strategic factors on his side. Battle
- The skilful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous man, and the stupid man. Brave
- There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must not be attacked, towns which must not be besieged, positions which must not be… Armies
- Those skilled at making the enemy move do so by creating a situation to which he must conform; they entice him with something he is… Await
- Thus the expert in battle moves the enemy, and is not moved by him. Battle