Sun Tzu

One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all.

Sun Tzu

One may know how to conquer without being able to do it.

Sun Tzu

One who sets the entire army in motion to chase an advantage will not attain it.

Sun Tzu

One who speaks deferentially but increases his preparations will advance. One who speaks belligerently and advances hastily will retreat.

Sun Tzu

Order or disorder depends on organisation; courage or cowardice on circumstances; strength or weakness on dispositions.

Sun Tzu

Peace proposals unaccompanied by a sworn covenant indicate a plot.

Sun Tzu

Place your army in deadly peril, and it will survive; plunge it into desperate straits, and it will come off in safety.

Sun Tzu

Ponder and deliberate before you make a move. He will conquer who has learnt the artifice of deviation. Such is the art of maneuvering.

Sun Tzu

Pretend to be weak, so your enemy may grow arrogant.

Sun Tzu

Probe him and learn where his strength is abundant and where deficient.

Sun Tzu