710 Quotes by Sun Tzu

It is more important to outhink your enemy, than to outfight him

Wheels of justice grind slow but grind fine

When your weapons are dulled and ardour damped, your strength exhausted and treasure spent, neighboring rulers will take advantage of your distress to act. And even though you have wise counsellors, none will be able to lay good plans for the future. Thus, while we have heard of blundering swiftness in war, we have not yet seen a clever operation that was prolonged.

To conquer the enemy without resorting to war is the most desirable. The highest form of generalship is to conquer the enemy by strategy.

Place your army in deadly peril, and it will survive; plunge it into desperate straits, and it will come off in safety.

In war, practice dissimulation and you will succeed.

What is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy’s strategy.

There is an intelligent way to eat a live frog – I just don’t know what it is.

You have to believe in yourself.