Quotes by : Sun Tzu

Attack is the secret of defense defense is the planning of an attack.

Be where your enemy is not.

The principle on which to manage an army is to set up one standard of courage which all must reach.

In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy's country whole and intact; to....

Victory usually goes to the army who has better trained officers and men.

There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must be not attacked, towns which must not be....

Whoever is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy, will be fresh for the fight; whoever....

Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.

If your opponent is of choleric temper,  seek to irritate him.  Pretend to be weak, that he may grow....

We are not fit to lead an army on the march unless we are familiar with the face of the country -- its....