Quotes by Sun Tzu

"Opportunities multiply as they are seized."

"All war is deception."

"If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles. "

"Now the reason the enlightened prince and the wise general conquer the enemy whenever they move and their achievements surpass those of ordinary men is foreknowledge."

"Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat."

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

"There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare."

"Therefore the skilful leader subdues the enemy's troops without any fighting; he captures their cities without laying siege to them; he overthrows their kingdom without lengthy operations in the field."

"To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence."