All Sun Tzu Quotes
- The good fighter is able to secure himself against defeat, but cannot make certain of defeating the enemy. Able
- Hence the saying: One may know how to conquer without being able to do it. Able
- We cannot enter into alliances until we are acquainted with the designs of our neighbors. We are not fit to lead an army on the… Acquainted
- These are the six ways of courting defeat - neglect to estimate the enemy's strength; want of authority; defective training; unjustifiable anger; nonobservance of discipline;… Anger
- Ponder and deliberate before you make your move. He will conquer who has learned the artifice of deviation. Such is the art of maneuvering. Art
- Whoever is the first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy will be fresh for the fight... Therefore the clever combatant imposes… Accord
- When envoys are sent with compliments in their mouths, it is a sign that the enemy wishes for a truce. If the enemy's troops march… Afterward
- On the field of battle, the spoken word does not carry far enough; hence the institution of gongs and drums... banners and flags. Gongs and… Art
- Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night... Art
- A clever general... avoids an army when its spirit is keen, but attacks it when it is sluggish and inclined to return. This is the… Among
- By altering his arrangements and changing his plans, the skillful general keeps the enemy without definite knowledge. By shifting his camp and taking circuitous routes,… Acts
- Success in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy's purpose. Accommodating
- In war, practice dissimulation and you will succeed. Art
- O divine art of subtlety and secrecy! Art
- There is nothing more difficult than tactical maneuvering. The difficult consists in turning the devious into the direct, and misfortune into gain. Thus, to take… Art
- When he utilizes combined energy, his fighting men become, as it were, like rolling logs or stones... The energy developed by good fighting men is… Art
- If quick, I survive. If not quick, I am lost. This is death. Art
- In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity. Art
- When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move. Art
- Engage people with what they expect; it is what they are able to discern and confirms their projections. It settles them into predictable patterns of… Able