Sun Tzu Quotes
"The wise warrior avoids the battle.""Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.""He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.""Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust.""Thus we may know that there are five essentials for victory: 1) He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight; 2) he will win who knows how to handle both superior and inferior forces; 3) he will win whose army is animated by the same spirit th""If your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them. If sovereign and subject are in accord, put division between them. ""Quickness is the essence of the war.""So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.""To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.""The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected.""If soldiers are punished before they have grown attached to you, they will not prove submissive; and, unless submissive, then will be practically useless. If, when the soldiers have become attached to you, punishments are not enforced, they will still be u""It is only the enlightened ruler and the wise general who will use the highest intelligence of the army for the purposes of spying, and thereby they achieve great results.""The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.""Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical.""There is no instance of a nation benefiting from prolonged warfare.""If words of command are not clear and distinct, if orders are not thoroughly understood, then the general is to blame. But, if orders are clear and the soldiers nevertheless disobey, then it is the fault of their officers.""Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons. And they will follow you into the deepest valley.""Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day.""To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.""Be extremely subtle even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate."