Quote

When the thunderclap comes, there is no time to cover the ears.

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
Time
Thunderclap
Cover
Ears
Comes

More quotes by Sun Tzu

Image
So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong and to strike at what is weak. Water shapes its course according to the nature of the ground over which it flows the soldier works out his victory in relation to the foe whom he is facing.
Sun Tzu
Image
If the enemy leaves a door open, you must rush in.
Sun Tzu
Image
For them to perceive the advantage of defeating the enemy, they must also have their rewards.
Sun Tzu
Image
The Art of War is self-explanatory
Sun Tzu
Image
In a position of this sort, even though the enemy should offer us an attractive bait, it will be advisable not to stir forth, but rather to retreat, thus enticing the enemy in his turn then, when part of his army has come out, we may deliver our attack with advantage.
Sun Tzu
Image
Don't flail against the world, use it. Flexibility is the operative principle in the art of war.
Sun Tzu
Image
Other conditions being equal, if one force is hurled against another ten times its size, the result will be the flight of the former.
Sun Tzu
Image
Quickness is the essence of the war.
Sun Tzu
Image
The height of strategy, is to attack your opponent's strategy.
Sun Tzu
Image
All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable when using our forces, we must seem inactive when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away when far away, we must make him believe we are near.
Sun Tzu
Image
When the soldiers stand leaning on their spears, they are faint from want of food.
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
It is the rule in war, if our forces are ten to the enemy's one, to surround him if five to one, to attack him if twice as numerous, to divide our army into two.
Sun Tzu
Image
A battle avoided cannot be lost.
Sun Tzu
Image
The skillful tactician may be likened to the shuai-jan. Now the shuai-jan is a snake that is found in the Ch'ang mountains. Strike at its head, and you will be attacked by its tail strike at its tail, and you will be attacked by its head strike at its middle, and you will be attacked by head and tail both.
Sun Tzu
Image
Without subtle ingenuity of mind, one cannot make certain of the truth of their reports.
Sun Tzu
Image
O divine art of subtlety and secrecy! Through you we learn to be invisible, through you inaudible and hence we can hold the enemy's fate in our hands.
Sun Tzu
Image
Bestow rewards without respect to customary practice publish orders without respect to precedent. Thus you may employ the entire army as you would one man.
Sun Tzu
Image
If we know that the enemy is open to attack, but are unaware that our own men are not in a condition to attack, we have gone only halfway towards victory.
Sun Tzu
Image
When I have won a victory I do not repeat my tactics but respond to circumstances in an infinite variety of ways.
Sun Tzu