All Sun Tzu Quotes
- If I wish to engage, then the enemy, for all his high ramparts and deep moat, cannot avoid engagement; I attack that which he is… All
- In all fighting, the direct method may be used for joining battle, but indirect methods will be needed in order to secure victory. Indirect tactics,… All
- Peace proposals unaccompanied by a sworn covenant indicate a plot. Covenant
- To persuade your enemy to (retreat) before the fight is to defeat them even before the battle begins. An enemy made ally is no longer… Allies
- When he pretends to flee, do not pursue. Flee
- There are routes not to be followed, armies not to be attacked, citadels not to be besieged, territory not to be fought over. Armies
- Probe him and learn where his strength is abundant and where deficient. Abundant
- Weigh the situation, then move. Inspirational
- Go into emptiness, strike voids, bypass what he defends hit him where he does not expect you. Bypass
- You cannot know if you will be successful or not. You can only prepare for battle and it must be done with all of your… All
- Therefore the victories of good warriors are not noted for cleverness or bravery. Therefore their victories in battle are not flukes. Their victories are not… Battle
- If you follow the enemy's shifts and changes, you can always find a way to win. Always Find
- However desperate the situation and circumstances, don't despair. When there is everything to fear, be unafraid. When surrounded by dangers, fear none of them. When… Circumstances
- He who exercises no forethought but makes light of his opponents is sure to be captured by them. Captured
- Opportunities multiply as they are seized. Effort
- 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