710 Quotes by Sun Tzu

O divine art of subtlety and secrecy! Through you we learn to be invisible, through you inaudible and hence we can hold the enemy's fate in our hands.

He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.

If an enemy has alliances, the problem is grave and the enemy's position strong; if he has no alliances, the problem is minor and the enemy's position weak.

You cannot know if you will be successful or not. You can only prepare for battle and it must be done with all of your heart and with all of your consciousness. In that manner, you will have an edge.

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

Be subtle! be subtle! and use your spies for every kind of business.

Throw your soldiers into positions whence there is no escape, and they will prefer death to flight. If they will face death, there is nothing they may not achieve.

There is no instance of a nation benefiting from prolonged warfare.

In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.