Art Of War Quotes

If your enemy has the power to see into the future, make sure you are the author of that future.

Appear at points which the enemy must hasten to defend

The victorious army is victorious first and seeks battle later

Unhappy is the fate of one who tries to win his battles and succeed in his attacks without cultivating the spirit of enterprise

To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.

Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear

The weakest ones are the wickedest cruel When the strongest ones in gentleness rule!

Attack is the secret of defense

But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being

Sic vis pacem para bellum - if you want peace, prepare for war.

Intelligence won wars, not brute force.