Quotes from Sun Tzu

Do not press an enemy at bay. Wild beasts, when at bay, fight desperately. How much more is this true of men! If they know there is no alternative they will fight to the death.

Victory belongs to the side that scores most in temple calculations before battle

El arte de la guerra se basa en el engaño. Por lo tanto, cuando es capaz de atacar, ha de aparentar incapacidad; cuando las tropas se mueven, aparentar inactividad.

When the general is weak and without authority; when his orders are not clear and distinct; when there are no fixes duties assigned to officers and men, and the ranks are formed in a slovenly haphazard manner, the result is utter disorganization.

Those skilled in war subdue the enemy's army without battle. They capture his cities without assaulting them and overthrow his state without protracted operations. Your aim must be to take All-under-Heaven intact. Thus your troops are not worn out and your gains will be complete. This is the art of offensive strategy.

To fight is to win, for he attacks only when the enemy has sown the seeds of defeat.

To triumph in battle and be universally acclaimed 'Expert' is not the acme of skill, for to lift an autumn down requires no great strength; to distinguish between the sun and moon is no test of vision; to hear the thunderclap is no indication of acute hearing.

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How victory may be produced for them out of the enemy's own tactics - that is what the multitude cannot comprehend.

A victorious army wins its victories before seeking battle; an army destined to defeat fights in the hope of winning.

The tao is the way of humanity and justice; 'laws' are regulations and institutions. Those who excel in war first cultivate their own humanity and justice and maintain their laws and institution. By these means they make their governments invincible.

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19.Thus one who is skillful at keeping the enemy on the move maintains deceitful appearances, according to which the enemy will act. He sacrifices something, that the enemy may snatch at it. 20.By holding out baits, he keeps him on the march; then with a body of picked men he lies in wait for him.

L'excès de récompenses et de punitions montre que le commandement est au bout de ses ressources, et dans une grande détresse.

Todos los hombres pueden ver las tácticas, pero lo que nadie puede ver es la estrategia que hace que de estas observaciones evolucione la victoria.

En la guerra, el verdadero objetivo es alcanzar la victoria, y no realizar campañas largas.

Notalar beÅŸi geçmez, ama beÅŸ notan?n bileÅŸimleri hiç duyulmad?k melodiler yarat?r. Renkler beÅŸi geçmez, ama beÅŸ rengin bileÅŸimleri hiç görülmedik renkler yarat?r. Tatlar beÅŸi geçmez, ama beÅŸ tad?n bileÅŸimleri tad?lmad?k tatlar yarat?r.

Kar??s?ndakini ve kendini bilen hiçbir savaÅŸta tehlikeye düÅŸmez; kar??s?ndakini bilmeyen, sadece kendini bilen bir kazan?r, bir kaybeder; kar??s?ndakini de, kendini de bilmeyen her savaÅŸta mutlaka tehlikeye düÅŸer.

The nature of water is that it avoids heights and hastens to the lowlands. When a dam is broken, the water cascades with irresistible force. Now the shape of an army resembles water. Take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness; attack him when he does not expect it; avoid his strength and strike his emptiness, and like water, none can oppose you.

Comparar cuidadosamente el ejército enemigo con el propio, para saber donde abunda su fuerza y donde es deficiente.

masking strength with weakness is to be effected by tactical dispositions.

Reliance on intelligence alone results in rebelliousness. Exercise of humaneness alone results in weakness. Fixation on trust results in folly. Dependence on the strength of courage results in violence. Excessive sternness of command results in cruelty. When one has all five virtues together, each appropriate to its function, then one can be a military leader.

Los soldados prisioneros deben ser bien tratados, para conseguir que en el futuro luchen para ti.

Victory comes from finding opportunities in problems.