It is best to keep one’s own state intact, to crush the enemy’s state is only second best. — Sun Tzu
In a similar way, The Art of War pinpoints anger and greed as fundamental causes of defeat. — Sun Tzu
If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. — Art Of War
Leadership is a matter of intelligence, trustworthiness, humaneness, courage, and sternness. — Sun Tzu
Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt. — Sun Tzu
If he is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. — Sun Tzu
You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended. — Sun Tzu
For them to perceive the advantage of defeating the enemy, they must also have their rewards. — Sun Tzu
Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow, decision, to the releasing of the trigger. — Sun Tzu
In difficult ground, press on, In encircled ground, devise stratagems, In death ground, fight. — Sun Tzu
If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. — Sun Tzu
Let your plans be dark and as impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt. — Sun Tzu
When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move. — Sun Tzu
Again, if the campaign is protracted, the resources of the State will not be equal to the strain. — Sun Tzu
First, measurement, second, quantity, third, calculation, fourth, comparison, and fifth, victory. — Sun Tzu
These are: (1) The Moral Law, (2) Heaven, (3) Earth, (4) The Commander, (5) Method and discipline. — Sun Tzu
SUN TZU WISDOM
These are: (1) the Moral Law, (2) Heaven, (3) Earth, (4) the Commander, (5) method and discipline. — Sun Tzu
Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions. — Sun Tzu
Standing on the defensive indicates insufficient strength, attacking, a superabundance of strength. — Sun Tzu
When the common soldiers are too strong and their officers too weak, the result is insubordination. — Sun Tzu
When the common soldiers are too strong and their officers too weak, the result is INSUBORDINATION. — Sun Tzu
If those who are sent to draw water begin by drinking themselves, the army is suffering from thirst. — Sun Tzu
What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease. — Sun Tzu
Ground on which we can only be saved from destruction by fighting without delay, is desperate ground.
When envoys are sent with compliments in their mouths, it’s a sign that the enemy wishes for a truce. — Sun Tzu
Convince your enemy that he will gain very little by attacking you, this will diminish his enthusiasm. — Sun Tzu
Using order to deal with the disorderly, using calm to deal with the clamorous, is mastering the heart. — Sun Tzu
Some people think insufficiency means weakness and surplus means strength, but this impression is wrong. — Sun Tzu
Move swift as the wind and closely-formed as the wood. Attack like the fire and be still as the mountain. — Sun Tzu
If you will not begin with stratagem but rely on brute strength alone, victory will no longer be assured. — Sun Tzu
Move swift as the Wind and closely-formed as the Wood. Attack like the Fire and be still as the Mountain. — Sun Tzu
The art of giving orders is not to try to rectify the minor blunders and not to be swayed by petty doubts. — Sun Tzu
The skillful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous man, and the stupid man. — Sun Tzu
Hence in the wise leader’s plans, considerations of advantage and of disadvantage will be blended together. — Sun Tzu
One cat at the hole, and ten thousand mice dare not come out, one tiger in the valley, and ten thousand deer cannot pass through. — Sun Tzu
In all fighting, the direct method may be used for joining battle, but indirect methods will be needed in order to secure victory. — Sun Tzu
The secret of getting successful work out of your trained men lies in one nutshellin the clearness of the instructions they receive. — Sun Tzu
skillful soldier does not raise a second levy, neither are his supply-wagons loaded more than twice. [Once war is declared, he will. — Sun Tzu
Therefore, the skillful commander imposes his will on the enemy by making the enemy come to him instead of being brought to the enemy. — Sun Tzu
Conform to the enemy’s tactics until a favorable opportunity offers, then come forth and engage in a battle that shall prove decisive. — Sun Tzu
Conform to the enemy’s tactics until a favorable opportunity offers, then come forth and engage in a battle that shall prove decisive. — Sun Tzu
It is only one who is thoroughly acquainted with the evils of war that can thoroughly understand the profitable way of carrying it on. — Sun Tzu
When the outlook is bright, bring it before their eyes, but tell them nothing when the situation is gloomy. — Sun Tzu
Now by the laws of war, better than defeating a country by fire and the sword, is to take it without strife. — Sun Tzu
If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. — Sun Tzu
MORE QUOTES
If the enemy know not where he will be attacked, he must prepare in every quarter, and so be everywhere weak. — Sun Tzu
A victorious army opposed to a routed one, is as a pound’s weight placed in the scale against a single grain. — Sun Tzu
Thus, though we have heard of stupid haste in war, cleverness has never been seen associated with long delays. — Sun Tzu
Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win. — Sun Tzu
There are not more than five primary colours, yet in combination they produce more hues than can ever been seen. — Sun Tzu