Sun Tzu Quotes

Keep their friends close and their enemies closer.

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When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.

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When I have won a victory I do not repeat my tactics but respond to circumstances in an infinite variety of ways.

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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.

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Without local guides, your enemy employs the land as a weapon against you.

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Whoever is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy, will be fresh for the fight; whoever is second in the field and has to hasten to battle will arrive exhausted.

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Thus, though I have heard of successful military operations that were clumsy but swift, cleverness has never been seen associated with long delays.

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Getting people to fight by letting the force of momentum work is like rolling logs and rocks. Logs and rocks are still when in a secure place, but roll on an incline; they remain stationary if square, they roll if round. Therefore, when people are skillfully led into battle, the momentum is like that of round rocks rolling down a high mountain - this is force.

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Amid the turmoil and tumult of battle, there may be seeming disorder and yet no real disorder at all.

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In war, then, let your great object be victory, not lengthy campaigns.

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To capture an enemies army is better than to destroy it.

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Those skilled in attack move as from above the nine-fold heavens. Thus they are capable both of protecting themselves and of gaining complete victory.

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If not in the interests of the state, do not act. If you cannot succeed, do not use troops. If you are not in danger, do not fight.

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A military operation involves deception. Even though you are competent, appear to be incompetent. Though effective, appear to be ineffective.

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If you are situated at a great distance from the enemy, and the strength of the two armies is equal, it is not easy to provoke a battle, and fighting will be to your disadvantage.

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Bring war material with you from home, but forage on the enemy... use the conquered foe to augment one's own strength.

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The art of giving orders is not to try to rectify the minor blunders and not be swayed by petty doubts.

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If we know that the enemy is open to attack, but are unaware that our own men are not in a condition to attack, we have gone only halfway towards victory.

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Therefore, to estimate the enemy situation and to calculate distances and the degree of difficulty of the terrain so as to control victory are virtues of the superior general.

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He who wishes to fight must first count the cost. When you engage in actual fighting, if victory is long in coming, then men's weapons will grow dull and their ardor will be dampened. If you lay siege to a town, you will exhaust your strength.

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