Sun Tzu Quotes Meme – Harnessing Ancient Wisdom in the Digital Age
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
Know yourself and you will win all battles.
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.
Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.
The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.
Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.
To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the highest skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the highest skill.
Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.
He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot, will be victorious.
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.
Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons. And they will follow you into the deepest valley.
The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.
The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities.
Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.
Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death.
Do not repeat the tactics which have gained you one victory, but let your methods be regulated by the infinite variety of circumstances.
Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him.
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.
Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.
All warfare is based on deception.
When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil; when full, starve them; when settled, make them move.
There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare.
Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.
The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim.
If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near.
Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.
Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.
He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.
While we are holding out in the fortresses, even in the deepest ravines, our enemies are seeking refuge among quails and cranes.
Sweat saves blood, blood saves lives, and brains save both.
If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.
Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.
Move swift as the Wind and closely-formed as the Wood. Attack like the Fire and be still as the Mountain.
The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.
Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.
If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.
There are not more than five musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever be heard.
In conflict, straightforward actions generally lead to engagement, surprising actions generally lead to victory.
Speed is the essence of war. Take advantage of the enemy’s unpreparedness; travel by unexpected routes and strike him where he has taken no precautions.
The wise warrior avoids the battle.
Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical.
One may know how to conquer without being able to do it.
Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.
The victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.
The skillful soldier does not raise a second levy, neither are his supply-wagons loaded more than twice.
The enlightened ruler is heedful, and the good general full of caution.
The peak efficiency of knowledge and strategy is to make conflict unnecessary.