Sun Tzu, Chinese Philosopher ( - )
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.~Sun Tzu
Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.~Sun Tzu
If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.~Sun Tzu
Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.~Sun Tzu
Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster.~Sun Tzu
Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.~Sun Tzu
The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable.~Sun Tzu
He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.~Sun Tzu
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.~Sun Tzu
A good commander is benevolent and unconcerned with fame.~Sun Tzu
Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death.~Sun Tzu
All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.~Sun Tzu
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.~Sun Tzu
If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near.~Sun Tzu
Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.~Sun Tzu
Confront them with annihilation, and they will then survive; plunge them into a deadly situation, and they will then live. When people fall into danger, they are then able to strive for victory.~Sun Tzu
Victory usually goes to the army who has better trained officers and men.~Sun Tzu
The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses makes but few calculations beforehand.~Sun Tzu
Quickness is the essence of the war.~Sun Tzu
To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.~Sun Tzu
Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.~Sun Tzu
The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim.~Sun Tzu
He will win whose army is animated by the same spirit throughout all its ranks.~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
The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.~Sun Tzu
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting. ~Sun Tzu
Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories. ~Sun Tzu
He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight. ~Sun Tzu
If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles. ~Sun Tzu
He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious. ~Sun Tzu
Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance. ~Sun Tzu
The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself. ~Sun Tzu
If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near. ~Sun Tzu
There has never been a protracted war from which a country has benefited. ~Sun Tzu
A good commander is benevolent and unconcerned with fame. ~Sun Tzu
When envoys are sent with compliments in their mouths, it is a sign that the enemy wishes for a truce. ~Sun Tzu