Sun Tzu Quotes

He will win who knows how to handle both superior and inferior forces.

Quickness is the essence of the war.

One need not destroy one’s enemy. One need only destroy his willingness to engage.

To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.

The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.

Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.

If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.

Great results, can be achieved with small forces.

There has never been a protracted war from which a country has benefited.

In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.

Balk the enemy’s power; force him to reveal himself.

All wars are won or lost before they are ever fought.

Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.

Confront them with annihilation, and they will then survive; plunge them into a deadly situation, and they will then live. When people fall into danger, they are then able to strive for victory.

A leader leads by example not by force.

The enlightened ruler is heedful, and the good general full of caution.

Victory comes from finding opportunities in problems.