Sun Tzu

Now, when your weapons are dulled, your ardor damped, your strength exhausted and your treasure spent, other chieftains will spring up to take advantage of your extremity. Then no man, however wise, will be able to avert the consequences that must ensue.

Sun Tzu

On open ground, do not try to block the enemy’s way. On the ground of intersecting highways, join hands with your allies.

Sun Tzu

One who has few must prepare against the enemy; one who has many makes the enemy prepare against him.

Sun Tzu

Plan for what it is difficult while it is easy, do what is great while it is small.

Sun Tzu

So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.

Sun Tzu

The difficulty of tactical maneuvering consists in turning the devious into the direct, and misfortune into gain.

Sun Tzu

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

Sun Tzu

Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.

Sun Tzu

Unless you know the mountains and the forests, the defiles and impasses, the lay of the marshes and swamps, you cannot maneuver with an armed force. Unless you use local guides, you cannot get the advantages of the land.

Sun Tzu

When one treats people with benevolence, justice and righteousness, and reposes confidence in them, the army will be united in mind and all will be happy to serve their leaders.

Sun Tzu