Quote

Ground which can be abandoned but is hard to re-occupy is called entangling.

Sun Tzu

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Sun Tzu
Military Personnel
Philosopher
Strategist
Writer
Kingdom of Qi
Sun Wu
Sun Zi
Changqing
War
Art
Hard
Entangling
Occupy
Abandoned
Ground
Called

More quotes by Sun Tzu

Image
He who relies solely on warlike measures shall be exterminated he who relies solely on peaceful measures shall perish.
Sun Tzu
Image
Whoever is the first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy will be fresh for the fight... Therefore the clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy... By holding out advantages to him, he can cause the enemy to approach of his own accord or by inflicting damage, he can make it impossible for the enemy to draw near.
Sun Tzu
Image
The supreme excellence is not to win a hundred victories in a hundred battles. The supreme excellence is to subdue the armies of your enemies without having to fight them.
Sun Tzu
Image
When the soldiers stand leaning on their spears, they are faint from want of food.
Sun Tzu
Image
According to my assessment, even if you have many more troops than others, how can that help you to victory?
Sun Tzu
Image
Without subtle ingenuity of mind, one cannot make certain of the truth of their reports.
Sun Tzu
Image
Weak leadership can wreck the soundest strategy forceful execution of even a poor plan can often bring victory.
Sun Tzu
Image
And regulation entails organizational effectiveness, a chain of command, and a structure for logistical support.
Sun Tzu
Image
Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.
Sun Tzu
Image
Hence the saying: The enlightened ruler lays his plans well ahead the good general cultivates his resources.
Sun Tzu
Image
We may distinguish six kinds of terrain, to wit: (1) Accessible ground (2) entangling ground (3) temporising ground (4) narrow passes (5) precipitous heights (6) positions at a great distance from the enemy.
Sun Tzu
Image
Knowledge of the enemy's dispositions can only be obtained from other men.
Sun Tzu
Image
To perceive victory when it is known to all is not really skilful... It does not take much strength to lift a hair, it does not take sharp eyes to see the sun and moon, it does not take sharp ears to hear the thunderclap.
Sun Tzu
Image
To persuade your enemy to (retreat) before the fight is to defeat them even before the battle begins. An enemy made ally is no longer an enemy.
Sun Tzu
Image
A kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being nor can the dead ever be brought back to life.
Sun Tzu
Image
Order or disorder depends on organisation and direction courage or cowardice on circumstances strength or weakness on tactical dispositions.
Sun Tzu
Image
When he utilizes combined energy, his fighting men become as it were like unto rolling logs or stones. For it is the nature of a log or stone to remain motionless on level ground, and to move when on a slope if four-cornered, to come to a standstill, but if round-shaped to go rolling down.
Sun Tzu
Image
If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.
Sun Tzu
Image
When you are ignorant of the enemy but know yourself, your chances of winning or losing are equal.
Sun Tzu
Image
It is through the dispositions of an army that its condition may be discovered. Conceal your dispositions, and your condition will remain secret, which leads to victory, show your dispositions, and your condition will become patent, which leads to defeat.
Sun Tzu