First lay plans which will ensure victory, and then lead your army to battle; if you will not begin with stratagem but rely on brute strength alone, victory will no longer be assured

— Sun Tzu

Foreknowledge cannot be gotten from ghosts and spirits, cannot be had by analogy, cannot be found out by calculation. It must be obtained from people, people who know the conditions of the enemy.

— Sun Tzu

For should the enemy strengthen his van, he will weaken his rear; should he strengthen his rear, he will weaken his van; should he strengthen his left, he will weaken his right; should he strengthen his right, he will weaken his left. If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.

— Sun Tzu

Great results, can be achieved with small forces.

— Sun Tzu

Ground on which we can only be saved from destruction by fighting without delay, is desperate ground.

— Sun Tzu

He who advances without seeking fame, Who retreats without escaping blame, He whose one aim is to protect his people and serve his lord, The man is a jewel of the Realm

— Sun Tzu

He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.

— Sun Tzu

He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.

— Sun Tzu

He wins his battles by making no mistakes. Making no mistakes is what establishes the certainty of victory, for it means conquering an enemy that is already defeated.

— Sun Tzu

Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him.

— Sun Tzu