All Sun Tzu Quotes
- Nothing is more difficult than the art of maneuver. What is difficult about maneuver is to make the devious route the most direct and to… Advantage
- He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious. Art
- In war, numbers alone confer no advantage. Do not advance relying on sheer military power. Advance
- One who has few must prepare against the enemy; one who has many makes the enemy prepare against him. Art
- Agitate him and ascertain the pattern of his movement. Agitate
- Should one ask: 'how do I cope with a well-ordered enemy host about to attack me?' I reply: seize something he cherishes and he will… Art
- What is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy. Art
- When campaigning, be swift as the wind; in leisurely march, majestic as the forest; in raiding and plundering, like fire; in standing, firm as the… Art
- Birds rising in flight is a sign that the enemy is lying in ambush; when the wild animals are startled and flee he is trying… Ambush
- Attack where he is unprepared; sally forth when he does not expect you. Art
- When I have won a victory I do not repeat my tactics but respond to circumstances in an infinite variety of ways. Art
- As water shapes its flow in accordance with the ground, so an army manages its victory in accordance with the situation of the enemy. Accordance
- Victory is the main object in war. Art
- If this is long delayed, weapons are blunted and morale depressed. Art
- He whose ranks are united in purpose will be victorious. Art
- Invincibility depends on one's self; the enemy's vulnerability on him. Art
- War is a matter of vital importance to the state; the province of life or death; the road to survival or ruin. It is mandatory… Art
- Generally in war the best policy is to take a state intact; to ruin it is inferior to this. Art
- There has never been a protracted war from which a country has benefitted. Art
- The supreme excellence is not to win a hundred victories in a hundred battles. The supreme excellence is to subdue the armies of your enemies… Armies