Secret operations are essential in war; upon them the army relies to make its every move. Sun Tzu More Quotes by Sun Tzu More Quotes From Sun Tzu Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night. Sun Tzu dark war art All war is based on deception. Sun Tzu hype war peace If a battle can not be won do not fight it. Sun Tzu battle fighting art Swift as the wind. Quiet as the forest. Conquer like the fire. Steady as the mountain Sun Tzu fire war art Fierce language and pretentious advances are signs that the enemy is about to retreat. Sun Tzu art-of-war retreat enemy If the enemy opens the door, you must race in. Sun Tzu race doors enemy 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 strong war art Invincibility lies in the defense; the possibility of victory in the attack. Sun Tzu victory war lying 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 men war art The opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself. Sun Tzu art-of-war opportunity enemy In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity. Sun Tzu business war art When your opponent gives you an opening, be swift as a hare. Sun Tzu hares opponents giving Therefore the good fighter will be terrible in his onset, and prompt in his decision. Sun Tzu decision war art 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 depressing strong art Of old the expert in battle would first make himself invincible and then wait for his enemy to expose his vulnerability. Sun Tzu waiting enemy art 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 army war art 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 men war art Attack where he is unprepared; sally forth when he does not expect you. Sun Tzu doe war art He who knows his enemy and himself well will not be defeated easily. Sun Tzu art-of-war defeated enemy The greatest victory is that which requires no battle. Sun Tzu greatest-victory war art
