36 quotes
“What is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy.”
“Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons. And they will follow you into the deepest valley.”
“All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.”
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.”
“In the midst of chaos there is also opportunity”
“The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.”
“Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys.”
“A leader leads by example, not by force.”
“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.”
“If words of command are not clear and distinct, if orders are not thoroughly understood, then the general is to blame.”
“To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.”
“There is no instance of a nation benefiting from prolonged warfare.”
“He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.”
“The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.”
“The good general cultivates his resources and bides his time before striking.”
“He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot will be victorious.”
“Victorious warriors win first and then go to battle while defeated warriors go to battle first and then seek to win”
“In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.”
“The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country, is the jewel of the kingdom.”
“The opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.”
“Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
“He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.”
“What is essential in war is victory, not prolonged operations.”
“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.”
“Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster.”
“The art of war is of vital importance to the State.”
“All warfare is based on deception.”
“The wise warrior avoids the battle.”
“It is best to keep one's own state intact; to crush the enemy's state is only second best.”
“In war, the way is to avoid what is strong and to strike at what is weak.”
“Appear at points which the enemy must hasten to defend march swiftly to places where you are not expected”
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