The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and dest...
SUN TZU The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of def...
SUN TZU All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which ...
SUN TZU Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then s...
SUN TZU The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and de...
SUN TZU To conquer the enemy without resorting to war is the most desirable. The highest form of generalship...
TZU SUN Can you imagine what I would do if I could do all I can?
SUN TZU Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise befo...
SUN-TZU All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which ...
SUN-TZU Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilf...
SUN-TZU The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
SUN-TZU If I wish to engage, then the enemy, for all his high ramparts and deep moat, cannot avoid engagemen...
SUN-TZU 17. Thus we may know that there are five essentials for victory:
(1) He will win who knows when ...
SUN-TZU You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended.You can...
SUN TZU Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack.
SUN TZU When one treats people with benevolence, justice, and righteoousness, and reposes confidence in them...
SUN TZU Rouse him, and learn the principle of his activity or inactivity. Force him to reveal himself, so as...
SUN TZU To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy wi...
SUN TZU who wishes to fight must first count the cost
SUN TZU When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.
SUN TZU In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity
SUN TZU If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him...
SUN TZU All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when usin...
SUN TZU Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then s...
SUN TZU Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.
SUN TZU If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you k...
SUN TZU One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all.
SUN TZU Be where your enemy is not.
SUN TZU To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.
SUN TZU If our soldiers are not overburdened with money, it is not because they have a distaste for riches; ...
SUN-TZU The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. T...
SUN-TZU Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consist...
SUN-TZU The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and dest...
SUN-TZU When envoys are sent with compliments in their mouths, it is a sign that the enemy wishes for a truc...
SUN-TZU Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.
SUN TZU O divine art of subtlety and secrecy! Through you we learn to be invisible, through you inaudible an...
SUN-TZU So there are five ways of knowing who will win. Those who know when to fight and when not to fight a...
SUN TZU The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only tho...
SUN-TZU The proximity of an army causes prices to go up; and high prices cause people's substance to be drai...
SUN TZU Therefore a victorious army first wins and then seeks battle; a defeated army first battles and then...
SUN TZU The art of giving orders is not to try to rectify the minor blunders and not to be swayed by petty d...
SUN TZU Unhappy is the fate of one who tries to win his battles and succeed in his attacks without cultivati...
SUN TZU Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then s...
SUN-TZU Confront them with annihilation, and they will then survive; plunge them into a deadly situation, an...
SUN TZU He will win whose army is animated by the same spirit throughout all its ranks.
SUN TZU If we know that our own men are in a condition to attack, but are unaware that the enemy is not open...
SUN TZU Thus, what is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy.
SUN TZU Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look on th...
SUN TZU Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilf...
SUN TZU Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.
SUN TZU The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only tho...
SUN TZU Now the reason the enlightened prince and the wise general conquer the enemy whenever they move and ...
SUN TZU It is essential to seek out enemy agents who have come to conduct espionage against you and to bribe...
SUN TZU Of all those in the army close to the commander none is more intimate than the secret agent; of all ...
SUN TZU Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, w...
SUN TZU Victory usually goes to the army who has better trained officers and men.
SUN TZU Hence the saying: If you know the enemy and you know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt;...
SUN TZU Prohibit the taking of omens, and do away with superstitious doubts. Then, until death itself comes,...
SUN TZU Quickness is the essence of the war.
SUN TZU He will win who knows how to handle both superior and inferior forces.
SUN TZU Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.
SUN TZU Secret operations are essential in war; upon them the army relies to make its every move.
SUN TZU He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot, will be victorious.
SUN TZU If your opponent is of choleric temper, irritate him.
SUN TZU Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point o...
SUN TZU A good commander is benevolent and unconcerned with fame.
SUN TZU Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.
SUN TZU He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.
SUN TZU It is only the enlightened ruler and the wise general who will use the highest intelligence of the a...
SUN TZU For them to perceive the advantage of defeating the enemy, they must also have their rewards.
SUN TZU The enlightened ruler is heedful, and the good general full of caution.
SUN TZU The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for ...
SUN TZU If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.
SUN TZU If our soldiers are not overburdened with money, it is not because they have a distaste for riches; ...
SUN TZU There has never been a protracted war from which a country has benefited.
SUN TZU To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence.
SUN TZU When envoys are sent with compliments in their mouths, it is a sign that the enemy wishes for a truc...
SUN TZU If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near.
SUN TZU He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.
SUN TZU There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.
SUN TZU The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our ow...
SUN TZU In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy's country whole and inta...
SUN TZU The art of war is of vital importance to the state. It is a matter of life and death, a road either ...
SUN TZU The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
SUN TZU Balk the enemy's power; force him to reveal himself.
SUN TZU For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enem...
SUN TZU To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in br...
SUN TZU Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster.
SUN TZU If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.
SUN TZU Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.
SUN TZU If fighting is sure to result in victory, than you must fight, even though the ruler forbid it; if f...
SUN TZU The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. T...
SUN TZU There are not more than five musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise to more mel...
SUN TZU Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.
SUN TZU So the important thing in a military operation is victory, not persistence.
SUN TZU The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hosti...
SUN-TZU Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.
SUN-TZU If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you k...
SUN-TZU If you are near the enemy, make him believe you are far from him.
If you are far from the enemy,...
SUN-TZU To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in b...
SUN TZU If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight, even though the ruler forbid it; if f...
SUN TZU A military operation involves deception. Even though you are competent, appear to be incompetent. Th...
SUN-TZU Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point o...
SUN-TZU Nothing is more difficult than the art of maneuvering for advantageous positions.
SUN-TZU Appraise war in terms of the fundamental factors. The first of these factors is moral influence.
SUN-TZU All warfare is based on deception. There is no place where espionage is not used. Offer the enemy ba...
SUN-TZU Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.
SUN-TZU Therefore the skilful leader subdues the enemy's troops without any fighting; he captures their citi...
SUN-TZU To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in b...
SUN-TZU War is based on deception.
SUN-TZU Do not press an enemy at bay.
SUN TZU The skillful leader subdues the enemy's troops without any fighting; he captures their cities withou...
SUN TZU The ultimate in disposing one's troops is to be without ascertainable shape. Then the most penetrati...
SUN TZU According to my assessment, even if you have many more troops than others, how can that help you to ...
SUN TZU Therefore the victories of good warriors are not noted for cleverness or bravery. Therefore their vi...
SUN TZU Hiding order beneath the cloak of disorder is simply a question of subdivision; concealing courage SUN TZU Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust.
SUN TZU Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.
SUN TZU Thus, what is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy.
SUN TZU It is imperative to contest all factions for complete victory, so the army is not garrisoned and the...
SUN TZU The one who figures on victory at headquarters before even doing battle is the one who has the most ...
SUN TZU A wise general makes a point of foraging of the enemy.
SUN TZU The clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy, but does not allow the enemy's will to be impose...
SUN TZU If quick, I survive.
If not quick, I am lost.
This is "death.
SUN TZU Anger may in time change to gladness; vexation may be succeeded by content. But a kingdom that has o...
TZU SUN Peace proposals unaccompanied by a sworn covenant indicate a plot.
TZU SUN In peace prepare for war, in war prepare for peace. The art of war is of vital importance to the sta...
SUN TZU Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point o...
SUN TZU Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
SUN TZU War is based on deception.
SUN TZU A military operation involves deception. Even though you are competent, appear to be incompetent. Th...
SUN TZU You have to believe in yourself.
SUN TZU A kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can the dead ever be bro...
SUN TZU Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.
SUN TZU In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy's country whole and intact; ...
SUN TZU The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own re...
SUN TZU All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our f...
SUN TZU He who exercises no forethought but makes light of his opponents is sure to be captured by them.
SUN TZU All war is deception.
SUN TZU The skilful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous man, and the stupi...
SUN TZU There are not more than five musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise to more mel...
SUN TZU One who sets the entire army in motion to chase an advantage will not attain it.
SUN TZU So it is said that victory can be made.
SUN TZU Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise befo...
SUN TZU Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.
SUN TZU Engage people with what they expect; it is what they are able to discern and confirms their projecti...
SUN TZU If soldiers are punished before they have grown attached to you, they will not prove submissive;
SUN TZU defeat the enemies strategy
SUN TZU Through you we learn to be invisible, through you inaudible; and hence we can hold the enemy's fate ...
SUN TZU Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.
SUN TZU To perceive victory when it is known to all is not really skilful. Everyone calls victory in battle ...
SUN TZU If you know the enemy and know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt; if you know Heaven an...
SUN TZU Thus, what enables the wise sovereign and the good general to strike and conquer, and achieve things...
SUN TZU Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.
SUN TZU If we wish to fight, the enemy can be forced to an engagement even though he be sheltered behind a h...
SUN TZU Anger may in time change to gladness; vexation may be succeeded by content.
But a kingdom that ...
SUN TZU Thus the expert in battle moves the enemy, and is not moved by him.
SUN TZU One may know how to conquer without being able to do it.
SUN TZU What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease.
SUN TZU Be extremely subtle even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious even to the point of ...
SUN TZU So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.
SUN TZU When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.
SUN TZU Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons. And they will follow you into the deepest valley.
SUN TZU Move swift as the Wind and closely-formed as the Wood. Attack like the Fire and be still as the Moun...
SUN TZU Thus we may know that there are five essentials for victory:
1 He will win who knows when to f...
SUN TZU He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.
SUN TZU Bravery without forethought, causes a man to fight blindly and desperately like a mad bull.  Such a...
SUN TZU Great results, can be achieved with small forces.
SUN TZU If your opponent is of choleric temper,  seek to irritate him.  Pretend to be weak, that he may gr...
SUN TZU There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must not be attacked, towns which must not ...
SUN TZU The whole secret lies in confusing the enemy, so that he cannot fathom our real intent.
SUN TZU For should the enemy strengthen his van, he will weaken his rear; should he strengthen his rear, he ...
SUN TZU Whoever is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy, will be fresh for the fight; whoev...
SUN TZU Война - это путь обмана. Поэтому, даже если [ты] способен...
SUN TZU he who knows when he can fight and when he cannot , will be victorious .
SUN TZU It is the rule in war, if our forces are ten to the enemy's one, to surround him; if five to one, to...
SUN TZU the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
SUN TZU Standing on the defensive indicates insufficient strength; attacking, a superabundance of strength.
SUN TZU If those who are sent to draw water begin by drinking themselves, the army is suffering from thirst....
SUN TZU To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in br...
SUN TZU Know the enemy, know yourself and victory is never in doubt, not in a hundred battles.
SUN TZU Every battle is won before it is fought.
SUN TZU O divine art of subtlety and secrecy! Through you we learn to be invisible, through you inaudible an...
SUN TZU Water shapes its course according to the nature of the ground over which it flows; the soldier works...
SUN TZU Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will.
SUN TZU mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy
SUN TZU Hence a commander who advances without any thought of winning personal fame and withdraws in spite o...
SUN TZU Foreknowledge cannot be gotten from ghosts and spirits, cannot be had by analogy, cannot be found ou...
SUN TZU The wise warrior avoids the battle.
SUN TZU know yourself and you will win all battles
SUN TZU You can't take sides when you know the earth is round.
PATRICIA SUN There is only one thing keeping us from having heaven on earth: we can't believe it! Why? Becaus...
PATRICIA SUN Nothing will ensure war more certainly or entrench rivalries more seriously than for or against thin...
PATRICIA SUN We mostly feel fearful because we feel powerless. We feel powerless, I contend, because of a style o...
PATRICIA SUN We have magnificent brains, but we use a great deal of our brilliance to keep ourselves stuck and ig...
PATRICIA SUN When we don't have information, we go to the simplest outlook, to black and white. But then we h...
PATRICIA SUN The discoveries of how we can grow and the insights we need to have really come from the inside out....
PATRICIA SUN And then when I went to Chicago, that's when I had these outer space experiences and went to the...
SUN RA I'm not a minister, I'm not a philosopher, I'm not a politician, I'm in another cate...
SUN RA It's such a tragedy that man endures in killing his brother and his own kind, putting him in jai...
SUN RA