Sun Tzu Quotes

You have to believe in yourself. - Sun Tzu

When envoys are sent with compliments in their mouths, it is a sign that the enemy wishes for a truce. - Sun Tzu

War is based on deception. - Sun Tzu

Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win. - Sun Tzu

Unhappy is the fate of one who tries to win his battles and succeed in his attacks without cultivating the spirit of enterprise, for the result is waste of time and general stagnation. - Sun Tzu

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

To perceive victory when it is known to all is not really skilful. Everyone calls victory in battle good, but it is not really good. - Sun Tzu

To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting. - Sun Tzu

Thus, what is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy. - 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

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