Nothing is more difficult than the art of maneuvering for advantageous positions. Sun Tzu More Quotes by Sun Tzu More Quotes From Sun Tzu Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night. Sun Tzu darkwarart All war is based on deception. Sun Tzu hypewarpeace If a battle can not be won do not fight it. Sun Tzu battlefightingart Swift as the wind. Quiet as the forest. Conquer like the fire. Steady as the mountain Sun Tzu firewarart Fierce language and pretentious advances are signs that the enemy is about to retreat. Sun Tzu art-of-warretreatenemy If the enemy opens the door, you must race in. Sun Tzu racedoorsenemy When the common soldiers are too strong and their officers too weak, the result is insubordination. When the officers are too strong and the common soldiers too weak, the result is collapse. Sun Tzu strongwarart Invincibility lies in the defense; the possibility of victory in the attack. Sun Tzu victorywarlying These are the six ways of courting defeat - neglect to estimate the enemy's strength; want of authority; defective training; unjustifiable anger; nonobservance of discipline; failure to use picked men. Sun Tzu menwarart The opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself. Sun Tzu art-of-waropportunityenemy In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity. Sun Tzu businesswarart When your opponent gives you an opening, be swift as a hare. Sun Tzu haresopponentsgiving Therefore the good fighter will be terrible in his onset, and prompt in his decision. Sun Tzu decisionwarart 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 depressingstrongart Of old the expert in battle would first make himself invincible and then wait for his enemy to expose his vulnerability. Sun Tzu waitingenemyart In a position of this sort, even though the enemy should offer us an attractive bait, it will be advisable not to stir forth, but rather to retreat, thus enticing the enemy in his turn; then, when part of his army has come out, we may deliver our attack with advantage. Sun Tzu armywarart There are five dangerous faults which may affect a general: recklessness, which leads to destruction; cowardice, which leads to capture; a hasty temper, which can be provoked by insults; a delicacy of honour, which is sensitive to shame; over-solicitude for his men, which exposes him to worry and trouble. Sun Tzu menwarart Attack where he is unprepared; sally forth when he does not expect you. Sun Tzu doewarart He who knows his enemy and himself well will not be defeated easily. Sun Tzu art-of-wardefeatedenemy The greatest victory is that which requires no battle. Sun Tzu greatest-victorywarart
