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
wise secret use
He who is not sage and wise, humane and just, cannot use secret agent.s. And he who is not delicate and subtle cannot get the truth out of them.
war order weakness
Order or disorder depends on organisation; courage or cowardice on circumstances; strength or weakness on dispositions.
strength peace war
The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities...It is best to win without fighting.
art war moving
When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.
war eye moon
To perceive victory when it is known to all is not really skilful... It does not take much strength to lift a hair, it does not take sharp eyes to see the sun and moon, it does not take sharp ears to hear the thunderclap.
art war men
These are the six ways of courting defeat - neglect to estimate the enemy's strength; want of authority; defective training; unjustifiable anger; nonobservance of discipline; failure to use picked men...
moving blood enemy
To plan secretly, to move surreptitiously, to foil the enemy's intentions and balk his schemes, so that at last the day may be won without shedding a drop of blood.
war art-of-war enemy
To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.
war enemy ignorant
If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.
art powerful war
Do not engage an enemy more powerful than you. And if it is unavoidable and you do have to engage, then make sure you engage it on your terms, not on your enemy's terms.
war enemy wish
If I wish to engage, then the enemy, for all his high ramparts and deep moat, cannot avoid engagement; I attack that which he is obliged to rescue.
enemy strategy
Attack the enemy's strategy.
art-of-war self-confidence winning
Know yourself and you will win all battles.
enemy may arrogant
Pretend to be weak, so your enemy may grow arrogant.