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Famous Sun Tzu Quotes
“One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all.”
“One who sets the entire army in motion to chase an advantage will not attain it.”
“As water has no constant form, there are in war no constant conditions.”
“It is the business of a general to be serene and inscrutable, impartial and self-controlled.”
“He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.”
“In war, numbers alone confer no advantage. Do not advance relying on sheer military power.”
“What is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy.”
“Attack where he is unprepared; sally forth when he does not expect you.”
“If this is long delayed, weapons are blunted and morale depressed.”
“He whose ranks are united in purpose will be victorious.”
“Invincibility depends on one's self; the enemy's vulnerability on him.”
“Generally in war the best policy is to take a state intact; to ruin it is inferior to this.”
“There has never been a protracted war from which a country has benefitted.”
“So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.”
“What is essential in war is victory, not prolonged operations.”