Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu
Sun Tzuwas a Chinese general, military strategist, and philosopher who lived in the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China. Sun Tzu is traditionally credited as the author of The Art of War, a widely influential work of military strategy that has affected both Western and Eastern philosophy. Aside from his legacy as the author of The Art of War, Sun Tzu is revered in Chinese and Asian culture as a legendary historical figure. His birth name was Sun Wu,...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
war army safety
Place your army in deadly peril, and it will survive; plunge it into desperate straits, and it will come off in safety.
art war practice
In war, practice dissimulation and you will succeed.
art war army
By altering his arrangements and changing his plans, the skillful general keeps the enemy without definite knowledge. By shifting his camp and taking circuitous routes, he prevents the enemy from anticipating his purpose. At the critical moment, the leader of an army acts like one who has climbed up a height and then kicks away the ladder behind him.
Probe him and learn where his strength is abundant and where deficient.
art war art-of-war
Be where your enemy is not.
war essence quickness
Quickness is the essence of the war.
art war enemy
And therefore those skilled in war bring the enemy to the field of battle and are not brought there by him.
taken opportunity increase
Opportunities increase as they are taken.
art war home
Bring war material with you from home, but forage on the enemy... use the conquered foe to augment one's own strength.
war warfare instance
There is no instance of a nation benefiting from prolonged warfare.
military war greatest-victory
If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.
art war mistake
Making no mistakes is what establishes the certainty of victory, for it means conquering an enemy that is already defeated.
art war long
If this is long delayed, weapons are blunted and morale depressed.
war decision may
Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision, to the releasing of a trigger.