When the outlook is bright, bring it before their eyes; but tell them nothing when the situation is gloomy.
SUN TZUConceal your dispositions, and your condition will remain secret, which leads to victory; show your dispositions, and your condition will become patent, which leads to defeat.
More Sun Tzu Quotes
-
-
You have to believe in yourself.
SUN TZU -
Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.
SUN TZU -
Hence 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 -
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 -
Disorder came from order, fear came from courage, weakness came from strength.
SUN TZU -
Convince your enemy that he will gain very little by attacking you; this will diminish his enthusiasm.
SUN TZU -
If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.
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 -
If you know the enemy and know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt; if you know Heaven and know Earth, you may make your victory complete.
SUN TZU -
If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.
SUN TZU -
Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.
SUN TZU -
If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant.
SUN TZU -
Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.
SUN TZU -
Knowing the enemy enables you to take the offensive, knowing yourself enables you to stand on the defensive.
SUN TZU -
If the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things.
SUN TZU