Sun Tzu Quotes - Page 9

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• To capture the enemy's entire army is better than to destroy it; to take intact a regiment, a company, or a squad is better than to destroy them. For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the supreme of excellence. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the supreme excellence.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Military, Army

  Sun Tzu, Shang Yang (1997). “The Art of War”, p.25, Wordsworth Editions

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• The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities...It is best to win without fighting.

  Sun Tzu

  Strength, Peace, War

  "The Art of War". Chapter III: Strategic Attack. Translated by Chow-Hou Wee, 2003.

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• If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight, even though the ruler forbid it; if fighting will not result in victory, then you must not fight even at the ruler's bidding.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Fighting, Victory

  Sun Tzu, Julius Caesar, Einhard, Niccolò Machiavelli, Carl von Clausewitz (2016). “Strategy Six Pack”, p.24, Lulu.com

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• Secret operations are essential in war; upon them the army relies to make its every move.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Moving, Army

  Sun-tzu, Gerald A. Michaelson (2001). “Sun Tzu: The Art of War for Managers; 50 Strategic Rules”, p.213, Adams Media

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• When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Moving

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• Act after having made assessments. The one who first knows the measure of far and near wins - this is the rule of armed struggle.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Struggle, Winning

  Sun Tzu (2005). “The Art of War”, p.123, Shambhala Publications

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• There is no place where espionage is not possible.

  Sun Tzu

  Espionage

  Sun Tzu, Shang Yang (1997). “The Art of War”, p.53, Wordsworth Editions

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• It is ten thousand times cheaper to pay the best spies lavishly than even a tiny army poorly.

  Sun Tzu

  Army, Spy, Pay

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• Peace proposals unaccompanied by a sworn covenant indicate a plot.

  Sun Tzu

  Peace, Art Of War, Plot

  Lionel Giles', Sun Tzu (1910). “Sun Tzu's Art of War - Illustrated & Translated for Modern Readers”, p.25, SJ Creations Tokyo

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• On dispersive ground, therefore, fight not. On facile ground, halt not. On contentious ground, attack not. On open ground, do not try to block the enemy's way. On the ground of intersecting highways, join hands with your allies. On serious ground, gather in plunder. In difficult ground, keep steadily on the march. On hemmed-in ground, resort to stratagem. On desperate ground, fight.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, Block, Military

  Sun Tzu (2012). “The Art of War (The Classic Lionel Giles Translation)”, p.29, e-artnow

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• Rapidity is the essence of war.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Essence

  Sun Tzu (2012). “The Art of War”, p.180, e-artnow

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• Keep their friends close and their enemies closer.

  Sun Tzu

  Enemy

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• In a position of this sort, even though the enemy should offer us an attractive bait, it will be advisable not to stir forth, but rather to retreat, thus enticing the enemy in his turn; then, when part of his army has come out, we may deliver our attack with advantage.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Army

  Sun Tzu (2012). “Sun Tzu's The Art of War: Bilingual Edition Complete Chinese and English Text”, p.136, Tuttle Publishing

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• Unless you know the mountains and the forests, the defiles and impasses, the lay of the marshes and swamps, you cannot maneuver with an armed force. Unless you use local guides, you cannot get the advantages of the land.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Land

  Sun Tzu (2005). “The Art of War”, p.121, Shambhala Publications

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• Of old the expert in battle would first make himself invincible and then wait for his enemy to expose his vulnerability.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, Waiting, Enemy

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• The art of using troops is this:
  ......When ten to the enemy's one, surround him;
  ......When five times his strength, attack him;
  ......If double his strength, divide him;
  ......If equally matched you may engage him;
  ......If weaker numerically, be capable of withdrawing;
  ......And if in all respects unequal, be capable of eluding him,
  ..........for a small force is but booty for one more powerful.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, Powerful, Military

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• When you are ignorant of the enemy but know yourself, your chances of winning or losing are equal.

  Sun Tzu

  Winning, Ignorant, Enemy

  Sun Tzu, Shang Yang (1997). “The Art of War”, p.26, Wordsworth Editions

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• No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen; no general should fight a battle simply out of pique. If it is to your advantage, make a forward move; if not, stay where you are. Anger may in time change to gladness; vexation may be succeeded by content. But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Moving, Fighting

  Sun Tzu, General Press (2016). “The Art of War”, p.61, GENERAL PRESS

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• With regard to ground of this nature, be before the enemy in occupying the raised and sunny spots, and carefully guard your line of supplies. Then you will be able to fight with advantage.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Fighting

  Sun Tzu “Sun Tzu: The Art of War (Illustrated)”, Charles River Editors

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• The essential factor of military success is speed, that is taking advantage of others' unpreparedness or lack of foresight, their failure to catch up, going by routes they do not expect, attacking where they are not on guard. This you cannot accomplish with hesitation.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, Military, War

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• We cannot enter into alliances until we are acquainted with the designs of our neighbors. We are not fit to lead an army on the march unless we are familiar with the face of the country.

  Sun Tzu

  Country, Art, War

  Sun Tzu (2010). “The Art of War”, p.22, Cosimo, Inc.

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• Perfection in war lies in so sapping your opponents will that he surrenders without fighting.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Lying, Fighting

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• Unhappy is the fate of one who tries to win his battles and succeed in his attacks without cultivating the spirit of enterprise, for the result is waste of time and general stagnation.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Fate, Winning

  Sun Tzu, Julius Caesar, Einhard, Niccolò Machiavelli, Carl von Clausewitz (2016). “Strategy Six Pack”, p.29, Lulu.com

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

  Sun Tzu

  War, Ignorant, Enemy

  Sun-tzu, Gerald A. Michaelson (2001). “Sun Tzu: The Art of War for Managers; 50 Strategic Rules”, p.240, Adams Media

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• To a surrounded enemy, you must leave a way of escape.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Army, Enemy

  "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu, translated by Chow-Hou Wee, (Chapter VII), 2003.

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