Sun Tzu Quotes

敵間之來間我者，因而利之，導而捨之，故反間可得而用也；

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

Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.

If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.

人皆知我所以勝之形，而莫知吾所以制勝之形。

故用兵之法，無恃其不來，恃吾有以待之；無恃其不攻，恃吾有所不可攻也。

Knowing the enemy enables you to take the offensive, knowing yourself enables you to stand on the defensive.

微乎微乎，至於無形；神乎神乎，至於無聲；故能為敵之司命。

Know the enemy, know yourself and victory is never in doubt, not in a hundred battles.

Thus, though we have heard of stupid haste in war, cleverness has never been seen associated with long delays. In all history, there is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare.

I pee in the toilets of my enemies, so that when they flush my pee comes out

故三軍之事，莫親於間，賞莫厚於間，事莫密於間

When an invading force crosses a river in its onward march, do not advance to meet it in mid-stream. It will be best to let half the army get across, and then deliver your attack.

If, on the other hand, in the midst of difficulties we are always ready to seize an advantage, we may extricate ourselves from misfortune.

Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be in peril. When you are ignorant of the enemy, but know yourself, your chances of winning or losing are equal. If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain in every battle to be in peril.