710 Quotes by Sun Tzu

Plan for what is difficult while it is easy, do what is great while it is small. The difficult things in this world must be done while they are easy, the greatest things in the world must be done while they are still small. For this reason sages never do what is great, and this is why they achieve greatness.

It is not a victory unless you say `Jumanji´.

He whose ranks are united in purpose will be victorious.

From a position of this sort, if the enemy is unprepared, you may sally forth and defeat him. But if the enemy is prepared for your coming, and you fail to defeat him, then, return being impossible, disaster will ensue.

The control of large numbers is possible, and like unto that of small numbers, if we subdivide them.

Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting.

There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare.

There are five dangerous faults which may affect a general: recklessness, which leads to destruction; cowardice, which leads to capture; a hasty temper, which can be provoked by insults; a delicacy of honour, which is sensitive to shame; over-solicitude for his men, which exposes him to worry and trouble.

In making tactical dispositions, the highest pitch you can attain is to conceal them.