710 Quotes by Sun Tzu

Those who are victorious plan effectively and change decisively. They are like a great river that maintains its course but adjusts its flow.

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 disputes the mastery of the emp

Concentrate your energy and hoard your strength.

All wars are won or lost before they are ever fought.

Ground which can be abandoned but is hard to re-occupy is called entangling.

The true objective of war is peace.

Amid the turmoil and tumult of battle, there may be seeming disorder and yet no real disorder at all.

Supreme excellence in warfare consists of subduing the enemy without fighting.

Should the enemy forestall you in occupying a pass, do not go after him if the pass is fully garrisoned, but only if it is weakly garrisoned.