Sun Tzu Quotes
"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.""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.""Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day.""Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.""There are five dangerous faults which may affect a general: 1) Recklessness, which leads to destruction; 2) cowardice, which leads to capture; 3) a hasty temper, which can be provoked by insults; 4) a delicacy of honor which is sensitive to shame; 5) over-""Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision, to the releasing of a trigger.""Those skilled at making the enemy move do so by creating a situation to which he must conform; they entice him with something he is certain to take, and with lures of ostensible profit they await him in strength.""Hence that general is skillful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skillful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.""If there is disturbance in the camp, the general's authority is weak.""The worst calamities that befall an army arise from hesitation.""We cannot enter into alliances until we are acquainted with the designs of our neighbors.""Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.""If you fight with all your might, there is a chance of life; where as death is certain if you cling to your corner.""Foreknowledge cannot be gotten from ghosts and spirits, cannot be had by analogy, cannot be found out by calculation. It must be obtained from people, people who know the conditions of the enemy.""In battle, there are not more than two methods of attack--the direct and the indirect; yet these two in combination give rise to an endless series of maneuvers.""Who does not know the evils of war cannot appreciate its benefits.""The skillful tactician may be likened to the shuai-jan. Now the shuai-jan is a snake that is found in the Ch'ang mountains. Strike at its head, and you will be attacked by its tail; strike at its tail, and you will be attacked by its head; strike at its mi"
