If quick, I survive. If not quick, I am lost. This is “death.
SUN TZUWhen your army has crossed the border, you should burn your boats and bridges, in order to make it clear to everybody that you have no hankering after home.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
-
-
The wise warrior avoids the battle.
SUN TZU -
Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.
SUN TZU -
Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
SUN TZU -
Disorder came from order, fear came from courage, weakness came from strength.
SUN TZU -
To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.
SUN TZU -
Do many calculations lead to victory, and few calculations to defeat.
SUN TZU -
When strong, avoid them. If of high morale, depress them. Seem humble to fill them with conceit. If at ease, exhaust them. If united, separate them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.
SUN TZU -
Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.
SUN TZU -
In battle, there are not more than two methods of attack–the direct and the indirect; yet these two in combination give rise to an endless series of maneuvers.
SUN TZU -
Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting.
SUN TZU -
The worst calamities that befall an army arise from hesitation.
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 -
When the outlook is bright, bring it before their eyes; but tell them nothing when the situation is gloomy.
SUN TZU -
If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.
SUN TZU -
Rouse him, and learn the principle of his activity or inactivity. Force him to reveal himself, so as to find out his vulnerable spots.
SUN TZU