All Sun Tzu Quotes
- Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat. Business
- The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses makes but few calculations… Battle
- To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting. All
- If their forces are substantial, prepare for them; if their forces are strong, avoid them. Avoid
- Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win. Defeated
- The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities...It is best to win without fighting. Accord
- In peace prepare for war, in war prepare for peace. The art of war is of vital importance to the state. It is matter of… Art
- Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories. Battle
- The expert in battle seeks his victory from strategic advantage and does not demand it from his men. Advantage
- Know yourself and you will win all battles. All
- So it is that good warriors take their stance on ground where they cannot lose, and do not overlook conditions that make an opponent prone… Athlete
- Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never peril. Art
- It is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles; if you do not… Art
- He who wishes to fight must first count the cost. When you engage in actual fighting, if victory is long in coming, then men's weapons… Actual
- In all fighting, the direct method may be used for joining battle, but indirect methods will be needed in order to secure victory. In battle,… All
- There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare. Benefitting
- It is essential to seek out enemy agents who have come to conduct espionage against you and to bribe them to serve you. Give them… Agents
- If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles. Battles
- He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot, will be victorious. Fight
- Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack. Attack
- Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster. Battles
- The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself. Defeat
- Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting. Breaking
- The skillful leader subdues the enemy's troops without any fighting; he captures their cities without laying siege to them; he overthrows their kingdom without lengthy… Any
- All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we… Able