All Sun Tzu Quotes
- One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all. All
- The value of time, that is of being a little ahead of your opponent, often provides greater advantage than superior numbers or greater resources. Advantage
- Thus, though I have heard of successful military operations that were clumsy but swift, cleverness has never been seen associated with long delays. Art
- The essential factor of military success is speed, that is taking advantage of others' unpreparedness or lack of foresight, their failure to catch up, going… Accomplish
- The relative size of your force as against that of your adversary is by itself of no consequence. What controls is the relative size of… Adversaries
- Be the first to seize intersecting ground, that is ground which lies the intersections of borders or intersections of main thoroughfares of commerce and travel.… Access
- Unless you know the mountains and the forests, the defiles and impasses, the lay of the marshes and swamps, you cannot maneuver with an armed… Advantage
- So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong and to strike at what is weak. Water shapes its course according to the… According
- When the enemy's envoy's speak in humble terms, but continues his preparations, he will advance. When their language is deceptive but the enemy pretentiously advances,… Advance
- One who sets the entire army in motion to chase an advantage will not attain it. Advantage
- To capture an enemies army is better than to destroy it. Army
- As water has no constant form, there are in war no constant conditions. Art
- It is a doctrine of war not to assume the enemy will not come, but rather to rely on one's readiness to meet him; not… Art
- Do not press an enemy at bay. Art
- If not in the interests of the state, do not act. If you cannot succeed, do not use troops. If you are not in danger,… Act
- It is the business of a general to be serene and inscrutable, impartial and self-controlled. Art
- The General who in advancing does not seek personal fame, and in withdrawing is not concerned with avoiding punishment, but whose only purpose is to… Advancing
- Know the enemy, know yourself; your victory will never be endangered. Know the ground, know the weather; your victory will then be total. Art
- When orders are consistently trustworthy and observed, the relationship of a commander with his troops is satisfactory. Art
- The general must be the first in the toils and fatigues of the army. In the heat of summer he does not spread his parasol… Army