Quotes of Sun Tzu - somelinesforyou

“ Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win. ”

- Sun tzu

“ 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. ”

- 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

“ In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity. ”

- Sun tzu

“ If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles. ”

- Sun tzu

“ In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity. ”

- 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

“ The rising of birds in their flight is the sign of an ambuscade. Startled beasts indicate that a sudden attack is coming. ”

- 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. There are not more than five primary colours, yet in combination they produce more hues than can ever been seen. There are not more than five cardinal tastes, yet combinations of them yield more flavours than can ever be tasted. ”

- Sun tzu

“ If soldiers are punished before they have grown attached to you, they will not prove submissive;and, unless submissive, then will be practically useless. If, when the soldiers have become attached to you, punishments are not enforced, they will still be unless. ”

- 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. There are not more than five primary colours, yet in combination they produce more hues than can ever been seen. There are not more than five cardinal tastes, yet combinations of them yield more flavours than can ever be tasted. ”

- Sun tzu

“ The wise warrior avoids the battle. ”

- Sun tzu

“ Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust. ”

- Sun tzu

“ Foreknowledge cannot be gotten from ghosts and spirits, cannot be had by analogy, cannot be found out by calculation. It must be obtained from people, people who know the conditions of the enemy. ”

- Sun tzu

“ One hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the most skillful, subduing the other's military without battle is the most skillful. ”

- Sun tzu

“ But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life. ”

- Sun tzu

“ Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting. ”

- Sun tzu

“ You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended.You can ensure the safety of your defense if you only hold positions that cannot be attacked. ”

- Sun tzu

“ Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance. ”

- Sun tzu

“ Appraise war in terms of the fundamental factors. The first of these factors is moral influence. ”

- Sun tzu

“ When envoys are sent with compliments in their mouths, it is a sign that the enemy wishes for a truce. ”

- Sun tzu

“ There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare. ”

- Sun tzu

“ There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare. ”

- 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

“ If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight, even though the ruler forbid it; if fighting will not result is victory, then you must not fight, even at the ruler's bidding. ”

- 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

“ The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses makes but few calculations beforehand. ”

- 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
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