Art of War Quotes

The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting. – Sun Tzu

Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win. – Sun Tzu

In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity. – Sun Tzu

The art of war is of vital importance to the state. – Sun Tzu

Know yourself and you will win all battles. – Sun Tzu

To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill. – Sun Tzu

If you know the enemy and know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt. – Sun Tzu

The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities. – Sun Tzu

All warfare is based on deception. – Sun Tzu

Opportunities multiply as they are seized. – Sun Tzu

Do not repeat the tactics which have gained you one victory, but let your methods be regulated by the infinite variety of circumstances. – Sun Tzu

There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare. – Sun Tzu

Speed is the essence of war. Take advantage of the enemy’s unpreparedness; travel by unexpected routes and strike where he has taken no precautions. – Sun Tzu

One may know how to conquer without being able to do it. – Sun Tzu

To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy. – Sun Tzu

Art of War Quotes part 2

If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by. – Sun Tzu

In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity for victory. – Sun Tzu

Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust. – Sun Tzu

The wise warrior avoids the battle he cannot win. – Sun Tzu

If you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles. – Sun Tzu

Opportunities multiply as they are seized. – Sun Tzu

The greatest victory is that which requires no battle. – Sun Tzu

He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot will be victorious. – Sun Tzu

There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare. – Sun Tzu

Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him. – Sun Tzu

There is no instance of a nation benefiting from prolonged warfare. – Sun Tzu

Great results, can be achieved with small forces. – Sun Tzu

If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near. – Sun Tzu

When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard. – Sun Tzu

To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting. – Sun Tzu

All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved. – Sun Tzu

Move swift as the Wind and closely-formed as the Wood. Attack like the Fire and be still as the Mountain. – Sun Tzu

Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat. – Sun Tzu

Let your rapidity be that of the wind, your compactness that of the forest. – Sun Tzu

Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline, simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength. – Sun Tzu

Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. – Sun Tzu

In war, the way is to avoid what is strong and to strike at what is weak. – Sun Tzu

The art of war is governed by five constant factors, to be taken into account in one’s deliberations, when seeking to determine the conditions obtaining in the field. – Sun Tzu

Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons. And they will follow you into the deepest valley. – Sun Tzu

Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak. – Sun Tzu

There are not more than five musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever be heard. – Sun Tzu

Reward those soldiers that have achieved outstanding merit and be judicious in the giving of punishments. – Sun Tzu

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. – Sun Tzu

Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt. – Sun Tzu

If the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things. – Sun Tzu

He will win whose army is animated by the same spirit throughout all its ranks. – Sun Tzu

The skillful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous man, and the stupid man. – Sun Tzu

Duty is heavier than a mountain, death lighter than a feather. – Sun Tzu

To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself. – Sun Tzu

The general who loses makes but few calculations beforehand. – Sun Tzu