The Art of War

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Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.

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In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity

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If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them. If sovereign and subject are in accord, put division between them. Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected .

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who wishes to fight must first count the cost

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When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.

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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.

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Be extremely subtle even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate.

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He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.

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What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease.

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"The consummate leader cultivates the moral law, and strictly adheres to method and discipline; thus it is in his power to control success."

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"Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline; simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength."

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"Whoever is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy, will be fresh for the fight; whoever is second in the field and has to hasten to battle will arrive exhausted."

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"The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim."

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"All men can see the tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved."

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The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the late Spring and Autumn period. The work, which is attributed to the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu, is composed of 13 chapters.