Sun Tzu Quotes And Sayings

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“To a surrounded enemy, you must leave a way of escape.”
– 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

“To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.”
– Sun Tzu

“To perceive victory when it is known to all is not really skilful. Everyone calls victory in battle good, but it is not really good.”
– Sun Tzu

“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

“To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence.”
– Sun Tzu

“To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.”
– Sun Tzu

“Too frequent rewards indicate that the general is at the end of his resources; too frequent punishments that he is in acute distress.”
– Sun Tzu

“Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons. And they will follow you into the deepest valley.”
– Sun Tzu

“Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting.”
– Sun Tzu

“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

“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.”
– Sun Tzu

“Water shapes its course according to the nature of the ground over which it flows; the soldier works out his victory in relation to the foe whom he is facing.”
– Sun Tzu

“What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease.”
– Sun Tzu

“Wheels of justice grind slow but grind fine.”
– Sun Tzu

“When envoys are sent with compliments in their mouths, it is a sign that the enemy wishes for a truce.”
– Sun Tzu

“When one treats people with benevolence, justice, and righteousness, and reposes confidence in them, the army will be united in mind and all will be happy to serve their leaders.”
– Sun Tzu

“When strong, avoid them. If of high morale, depress them. Seem humble to fill them with conceit. If at ease, exhaust them. If united, separate them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.”
– Sun Tzu

“When the enemy is at ease, be able to weary him; when well fed, to starve him; when at rest, to make him move. Appear at places to which he must hasten; move swiftly where he does not expect you.”
– Sun Tzu

“When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.”
– Sun Tzu

“When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.”
– Sun Tzu

“You have to believe in yourself. ”
– Sun Tzu

“The clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy, but does not allow the enemy’s will to be imposed on him.”
– Sun Tzu

“The skillful leader subdues the enemy’s troops without any fighting; he captures their cities without laying siege to them; he overthrows their kingdom without lengthy operations in the field. With his forces intact he will dispute the mastery of the Empire, and thus, without losing a man, his triumph will be complete. This is the method of attacking by stratagem.”
– Sun Tzu

“He who exercises no forethought but makes light of his opponents is sure to be captured by them.”
– Sun Tzu

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