"A leader leads by example not by force." (Sun Tzu, "The Art of War", 5th century BC)
"After that, comes tactical maneuvering, than which there is nothing more difficult. The difficulty of tactical maneuvering consists in turning the devious into the direct, and misfortune into gain." (Sun Tzu, "The Art of War", 5th century BC)
"Again, if the campaign is protracted, the resources of the State will not be equal to the strain." (Sun Tzu, "The Art of War", 5th century BC)
"And if we are able thus to attack an inferior force with a superior one, our opponents will be in dire straits." (Sun Tzu, "The Art of War", 5th century BC)
"Fighting with a large army under your command is nowise different from fighting with a small one; it is merely a question of instituting signs and signals." (Sun Tzu, "The Art of War", 5th century BC)
"Gongs and drums, banners and flags, are means whereby the ears and eyes of the host may be focused on one particular point." (Sun Tzu, "The Art of War", 5th century BC)
"Having collected an army and concentrated his forces, he must blend and harmonize the different elements thereof before pitching his camp." (Sun Tzu, "The Art of War", 5th century BC)
"He will conquer who has learned the artifice of deviation. Such is the art of maneuvering." (Sun Tzu, "The Art of War", 5th century BC)
"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, "The Art of War", 5th century BC)
"Hence in the wise leader’s plans, considerations of advantage and disadvantage will be blended together." (Sun Tzu, "The Art of War", 5th century BC)
"If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle." (Sun Tzu, "The Art of War", 5th century BC)
"In all fighting, the direct method may be used for joining battle, but indirect methods will be needed in order to secure victory." (Sun Tzu, "The Art of War", 5th century BC)
"In respect of the military method, we have, firstly, Measurement; secondly, Estimation of quantity; thirdly, Calculation; fourthly Balancing of chances; fifthly, Victory." (Sun Tzu, "The Art of War", 5th century BC)
"In war, the general receives his command from the sovereign." (Sun Tzu, "The Art of War", 5th century BC)
"Knowing the place and the time of the coming battle, we may concentrate from the greatest distances in order to fight." (Sun Tzu, "The Art of War", 5th century BC)
"Knowing yourself and knowing your enemy clearly, you can win all the time." (Sun Tzu, "The Art of War", 5th century BC)
"Management of many is the same as management of few. It is a matter of organization." (Sun Tzu, "The Art of War", 5th century BC)
"Ponder and deliberate before you make a move." (Sun Tzu, "The Art of War", 5th century BC)
"So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong and to strike at what is weak." (Sun Tzu, "The Art of War", 5th century BC)
"Success in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy’s purpose." (Sun Tzu, "The Art of War", 5th century BC)
"The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable." (Sun Tzu, "The Art of War", 5th century BC)
"The natural formation of the country is the soldier’s best ally." (Sun Tzu, "The Art of War", 5th century BC)
"The skillful soldier does not raise a second levy, nor are his supply wagons loaded more than once." (Sun Tzu, "The Art of War", 5th century BC)
"There is no instance of a country having benefitted from prolonged warfare." (Sun Tzu, "The Art of War", 5th century BC)
"This is called, using the conquered foe to augment one’s own strength." (Sun Tzu, "The Art of War", 5th century BC)
"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, "The Art of War", 5th century BC)
"Thus, though we have heard of stupid haste in war, cleverness has never been seen associated with long delays." (Sun Tzu, "The Art of War", 5th century BC)
"To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the highest skill. To subdue the enemy without righting is the highest skill." (Sun Tzu, "The Art of War", 5th century BC)
"We can form a single united body, while the enemy must split up into fractions. Hence there will be a whole pitted against separate parts of a whole, which means that we shall be many to the enemy’s few." (Sun Tzu, "The Art of War", 5th century BC)
"We cannot enter into alliances until we are acquainted with the designs of our neighbors." (Sun Tzu, "The Art of War", 5th century BC)
"We shall be unable to turn natural advantage to account unless we make use of local guides." (Sun Tzu, "The Art of War", 5th century BC)
"What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease." (Sun Tzu, "The Art of War", 5th century BC)
"When the general is weak and without authority; when his orders are not clear and distinct; when there are no fixed duties assigned to officers and men, and the ranks are formed in a slovenly haphazard manner, the result is utter disorganization." (Sun Tzu, "The Art of War", 5th century BC)
"Whether to concentrate or to divide your troops must be decided by circumstances." (Sun Tzu, "The Art of War", 5th century BC)
