Sun Tzu Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Hence the saying: If you know the enemy and you know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt; if you know Heaven and you know Earth, you may make your victory complete.”

“Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster.”

“The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.”

“He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot, will be victorious.”

“Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.”

“Confront them with annihilation, and they will then survive; plunge them into a deadly situation, and they will then live. When people fall into danger, they are then able to strive for victory.”

“The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.”

“Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.”

“There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.”

“Quickness is the essence of the war.”