Those who are victorious plan effectively and change decisively. They are like a great river that maintains its course but adjusts its flow. Sun Tzu More Quotes by Sun Tzu More Quotes From Sun Tzu Should one ask: 'how do I cope with a well-ordered enemy host about to attack me?' I reply: seize something he cherishes and he will conform to your desires. Sun Tzu war enemy art Too frequent rewards indicate that the general is at the end of his resources; too frequent punishments that he is in acute distress. Sun Tzu punishment army war The military has no constant form, just as water has no constant shape - adapt as you face the enemy, without letting them know beforehand what you are going to do. Sun Tzu military war art Attack the enemy's strategy. Sun Tzu strategy enemy It is through the dispositions of an army that its condition may be discovered. Conceal 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. Sun Tzu victory army secret If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. Sun Tzu arrogant war art Great results, can be achieved with small forces. Sun Tzu results war art Amid the turmoil and tumult of battle, there may be seeming disorder and yet no real disorder at all. Sun Tzu battle real may Agitate him and ascertain the pattern of his movement. Sun Tzu movement war art In warfare, there are no constant conditions. He who can modify his tactics in relation to his opponent will succeed and win. Sun Tzu art-of-war tactics winning It is imperative to contest all factions for complete victory, so the army is not garrisoned and the profit can be total. This is the law of strategic siege. Sun Tzu army law war Set the troops to their tasks without imparting your designs. Sun Tzu troops design tasks The clever combatant looks to the effect of combined energy, and does not require too much from individuals. Hence his ability to pick out the right men and utilize combined energy Sun Tzu clever war art Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance. Sun Tzu arrogance encouragement war Of all those in the army close to the commander none is more intimate than the secret agent; of all rewards none more liberal than those given to secret agents; of all matters none is more confidential than those relating to secret operations. Sun Tzu army secret war Weigh the situation, then move. Sun Tzu situation moving The enemy's spies who have come to spy on us must be sought out, tempted with bribes, led away and comfortably housed. Thus they will become double agents and available for our service. It is through the information brought by the double agent that we are able to acquire and employ local and inward spies. It is owing to his information, again, that we can cause the doomed spy to carry false tidings to the enemy. Sun Tzu military war art Should the enemy strengthen his van, he will weaken his rear; should he strengthen his rear, he will weaken his van; should he strengthen his left, he will weaken his right; should he strengthen his right, he will weaken his left. If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak. Sun Tzu military war art The King is only fond of words, and cannot translate them into deeds. Sun Tzu kings war art Against those skilled in attack, an enemy does not know where to defend; against the experts in defense, the enemy does not know where to attack. Sun Tzu experts doe enemy
