A collection of classic famous sayings and wonderful quotes from "The Art of War"

1. Sun Tzu said: Soldiers are a major event of the country, the place of life and death, and the way of survival. They must be observed. The first plan

2. Those who are powerful control power because of profit. Plan first

Translation: Situation means taking different corresponding measures according to the specific situation in accordance with our needs to establish advantages and seize the initiative in war.

3. Soldiers are deceitful. Therefore, when it is possible, it is shown that it cannot be used, when it is used, it is shown that it is not used, when it is close, it is shown that it is far, and when it is far, it is shown that it is close. Lure them with profit, take them with chaos, prepare them with actual strength, avoid them with strength, anger them with anger, humiliate them with arrogance, work with them with loss, get close with them and separate them, attack them when they are unprepared, and surprise them. The victory of this military strategist cannot be passed down first. The first plan

Translation: Using troops to fight is deception. Therefore, if you have ability but pretend to be incapable, you actually want to attack but pretend not to attack; if you want to attack something close, you pretend to be attacking something far away; if you want to attack something far away, you pretend to be attacking something nearby. If the other party is greedy for profit, use benefits to seduce him. If the other party is chaotic, take the opportunity to attack him. If the other party is strong, be on guard against him. If the other party is irritable and irritable, you can make him angry and lose his mind. If the other party has low self-esteem and caution, he will be arrogant and arrogant. The other party has abundant physical strength. Just make them tired, and if the other party is closely united, they will sow discord, attack the places where the other party is not prepared, and launch attacks at opportunities that the other party does not expect. These are the secrets of military strategists to defeat the enemy and should not be leaked to others first.

4. If there is no battle but the temple is considered the winner, it must be counted as more; if there is no battle but the temple is not considered the winner, it must be counted as less. More counts will win, less counts will not win, and what’s more, nothing will count! Plan first

Translation: Before the battle, after careful analysis, comparison, and planning, if the conclusion is that our side has more favorable conditions, there is an 80% or 90% certainty of victory; or if the conclusion Because our side has few favorable conditions and is only 60 to 70 percent sure of victory, only the former situation is possible to win in actual combat. If we simply do not conduct thorough analysis and comparison before the war, or if the analysis and comparison conclude that our side is only less than 50% sure of victory, then it will be impossible to win in actual combat.

5. If one does not fully understand the dangers of using troops, he cannot fully understand the advantages of using troops. The second step in combat

6. Sun Tzu said: In the art of military use, the whole country is the best, and the breaking of the country is second; the whole army is the best, and the breaking of the army is second; the whole brigade is the best, and the breaking of the brigade is second; the whole army is the best, and the breaking of the brigade is second. Pawns are the top priority, followed by broken pawns; whole troops are the top priority, followed by broken troops. Therefore, winning a hundred battles is not a good thing; subduing the enemy's troops without fighting is a good thing. The third step is to plan the attack

7. Therefore, the top troops attack the plan, the next step is to attack Jiao, the next step is to attack the troops, and the next step is to attack the city. The method of attacking a city is a last resort... Therefore, those who are good at using soldiers will subjugate the enemy's soldiers instead of fighting, pull out the enemy's city instead of attacking, destroy the enemy's country instead of lasting, and will fight for the whole world, so the soldiers will not A sudden benefit can be achieved, this is the method of planning an attack. Plan to attack the third one

8. Therefore, the method of using troops is to surround it with ten, attack it with five, fight if it is doubled, divide the enemy into two, run away if there are few, and avoid if there are not enough. Of. Therefore, the small enemy is strong and the big enemy can be captured. Planning for the third attack

9. A husband-general is the auxiliary of the country. If you assist the Zhou Dynasty, the country will be strong; if you assist the Zhou Dynasty, the country will be weak. Therefore, there are three reasons for the ruler to be troubled by the army: if he does not know that the army cannot retreat, he calls it an advance; if he does not know that the army cannot retreat, he calls it a retreat, which is called an army; if he does not know the affairs of the three armies but agrees with the administration of the three armies, the soldiers will be confused. "If you don't know the power of the three armies but share the responsibilities of the three armies, the soldiers will be suspicious." Since the three armies are confused and doubtful, the princes will be in trouble. It means that the rebel army leads to victory. The Third Plan for Attack

10. Therefore, there are five ways to know victory: He who knows what can be fought and what cannot be fought wins, he who knows how to use a large number of people wins, he who has the same desire from above and below wins, he who waits for surprises to avoid surprises wins, he will win The one who is able but not controlled by the ruler wins. These five people know the way to victory. Planning for the third attack

11. Therefore it is said: If you know your enemy and yourself, you will not be in danger in a hundred battles; if you do not know your enemy but know yourself, you will win one and lose one; if you do not know your enemy and yourself, you will lose every battle. Planning for the Third Attack

12. Sun Tzu said: Those who were good at fighting in the past were first invincible, and waited for the enemy to become victorious. The invincible lies with oneself, but the victorious lies with the enemy. Therefore, those who are good at fighting can be invincible, but those who cannot make the enemy victorious are certain. Therefore, it is said: Victory can be known, but cannot be done. The Fourth Military Form

13. The invincible must be defended; the victorious must be attacked. If there is insufficient discipline, there will be more than enough attack. Those who are good at defending are hidden under the Nine Earths, and those who are good at attacking are moving above the Nine Heavens, so they can protect themselves and achieve complete victory. The Fourth Military Form

14. Therefore, the victorious soldier wins first and then goes to war, and the defeated soldier fights first and then goes to win. Those who are good at using military force cultivate the Tao and protect the law, so they can achieve victory or defeat. The Fourth Form of the Army

15. Sun Tzu said: When governing a large number of people, it is like fighting a small number, and the score is the same; when fighting a large number, it is like fighting a small number, and the form and name are also correct; when the three armies are combined, they will be attacked but not defeated. , it is strange and correct; the addition of soldiers is like throwing an egg with a flaw, it is false and true. The fifth strength of the army

16. All war fighters rely on the right combination to win by surprise. Therefore, those who are good at surprising things are as endless as heaven and earth, and as endless as rivers and seas. The end comes again, the sun and the moon do the same thing. Death and rebirth are the four seasons. There are no more than five sounds, and the changes of the five sounds are indescribable to hear; there are no more than five colors, and the changes of the five colors are indescribable to observe; there are no more than five tastes, and the changes of the five flavors are indescribable to taste. The battle situation cannot be better than Qi Zheng, and the change of Qi Zheng will make it impossible to win. The strange and the right arise from each other, just like the endless cycle, how can one be so exhausted! The fifth strength of the army

17. The speed of the water is the force that causes the rocks to drift away; the speed of the birds of prey is the strength that destroys the rocks. Therefore, those who are good at fighting will have dangerous situations and shortcomings. The momentum is like a crossbow, and the strength is like a machine. The fifth strength of the army

18. They are in chaos, fighting but cannot be chaotic; chaotic, round but invincible.

Chaos is born from governance, timidity is born from courage, weakness is born from strength. To control chaos is number; to be brave and timid is to have power; to be strong or weak is to have shape. The Fifth Strength of the Army

19. Therefore, if you are good at moving the enemy, if you shape it, the enemy will follow it; if you give it, the enemy will take it. Use advantage to move it, use death to treat it. The Fifth Strength of the Army

20. Therefore, those who are good at fighting seek power and do not blame others, so they can choose people and use the power at their disposal. Those who are in power are like turning trees and stones when fighting against others. The nature of wood and stone is that when it is safe, it is still, when it is dangerous, it moves, when it is square, it stops, and when it is round, it moves. Therefore, the power of a person who is good at fighting is like turning a boulder on a mountain of thousands of feet. The Fifth Military Strength

21. Sun Tzu said: Those who are on the battlefield first and wait for the enemy will lose, and those who are behind the battlefield and rush to fight will be tired. Therefore, those who are good at fighting will harm others without harming them. If you can make the enemy come, it will benefit him; if you can prevent the enemy from coming, it will harm him. Therefore, the enemy can work hard if he is empty, he can be hungry if he is full, and he can move if he is safe. Virtual Reality Sixth

22. Go where you don’t want to go, go where you don’t expect. Those who travel thousands of miles without laboring are traveling in uninhabited land; those who must attack and capture are those who attack what they cannot defend. If you defend it, you must be strong; if you defend it, you must attack it. Therefore, if you are good at attacking, the enemy will not know where you are defending; if you are good at defending, the enemy will not know where you are attacking. It is so insignificant that it is invisible; it is so divine that it is silent, so it can serve as the commanding officer for the enemy. The Sixth of Virtual and Reality

23. If you advance forward and cannot be controlled, you will rush into the virtual; if you retreat but cannot be pursued, you will be too fast and out of reach. Therefore, if I want to fight, even if the enemy has high fortresses and deep ditches, those who have no choice but to fight me must attack and save them; if I do not want to fight, even if I draw the ground and defend it, if the enemy cannot fight with me, then I must behave in his own way. The Sixth of Virtual and Reality

24. Therefore, the human form is invisible and I am invisible, so I am specialized but the enemy is divided. I am dedicated to one, but the enemy is divided into ten, so I use ten to attack one. If we have an outnumbered enemy, and if we can use our numbers to attack the outnumbered, then we will have an agreement with the warrior. The place we are fighting cannot be known. If we don't know, the enemy will be prepared with many. If the enemy is prepared with many, then we will be fighting with few. Therefore, if you are prepared for the front, you will be few at the back; if you are prepared for the back, you will be few for the front; if you are prepared for the left, you will be few for the right; if you are prepared for the right, you will be few for the left; if you are not prepared for everything, you will be few for everything. Those who are few are those who prepare others; those who are numerous are those who enable others to prepare themselves. Virtual Reality Sixth

25. Therefore, if you know the place of battle and the day of battle, you can fight thousands of miles away; if you don’t know the place of battle and the day of battle, the left cannot save the right, the right cannot save the left, and the front cannot The latter cannot save the former, and what's more, those who are far away are dozens of miles away, and those who are close are several miles away! If I save them, even if the Yue people have many soldiers, it will be beneficial to them to win! Therefore, it is said: Victory can be achieved. Although there are many enemies, there can be no fight. Virtual Reality Sixth

26. Therefore, by making plans, you will know the gains and losses, by doing them, you will know the principles of movement and stillness, by using shapes, you will know the place of life and death, and by using angles, you will know where there is excess and deficiency. Therefore, the ultimate form of military force is invisible. If it is invisible, it cannot be glimpsed into the depths, and a wise man cannot make plans. Because of its shape, it is better than others and cannot be understood by others. Everyone knows the form of my victory, but no one knows the form of my victory. Therefore, it cannot be defeated again, but should be in the form of infinity. Virtual Reality Sixth

27. The shape of a soldier is like water. The shape of water avoids heights and tends to go down. The shape of soldiers avoids reality and attacks the weak. Water is controlled by the ground, and soldiers are controlled by the enemy. Therefore, soldiers have no constant momentum, and water has no constant shape. Those who can win due to changes in the enemy are called gods. Therefore, the five elements have no permanent victory, the four seasons have no permanent position, the sun has short and long days, and the moon has life and death. False and Real Sixth

28. Sun Tzu said: All methods of military use will be ordered by the king, unite the army and gather the people, make peace and then abandon it. There is no difficulty in military struggle. When military conflicts are difficult, one should use detours to gain the advantage of adversity. Therefore, it is advantageous to lure them by using a roundabout way. Later generations will find out, and the ancestors will arrive. This is the person who knows the roundabout plan. Military Struggle Seventh

29. Therefore, those who do not know the plans of the princes cannot make friends; those who do not know the shape of mountains, forests, dangers, and swamps cannot march; those who do not use rural leaders cannot benefit from the terrain. Therefore, the army is established by deceit, moved by advantage, and transformed by division and harmony. Therefore, it is as fast as wind, as slow as forest, as plundering as fire, as motionless as mountain, as unpredictable as shadow, and as moving as thunder. Loot the countryside to divide people, expand the territory to divide profits, and act with power in mind. The person who predicts and uses a straightforward strategy will win. This is the method of military warfare. The Seventh Military Struggle

30. "Military Administration" says: If you don't hear each other's words, you will use them as golden drums; if you don't see each other, you will use them as flags. He who carries gold, drums and banners is the eyes and ears of one person. Since people are single-minded, the brave cannot advance alone, and the timid cannot retreat alone. This is the method of making use of the crowd. Therefore, there are many fire drums in night battles, and there are many flags in day battles, so they change people's ears and eyes. The Seventh Military Struggle

31. The three armies can seize the spirit, and the general can seize the heart. Therefore, the morning energy is sharp, the day energy is lazy, and the evening energy returns. Those who are good at using soldiers avoid their sharp energy and attack their laziness. This is how to control the energy. Treat chaos with order, wait for chaos with tranquility, this is how to heal the mind. Waiting for the far away with the near, waiting for the tired with the lost, waiting for the hungry with the full, this is what governs the power. There is no flag to invite righteousness, no formation to attack the hall, this is the only way to control change. The Seventh Military Struggle

32. Sun Tzu said: All methods of military use will be ordered by the king. The army must be gathered together. In war, there will be no control over the route, no attack on the army, no attack on the city, no fighting over the territory, and no acceptance of the emperor's orders. The Eighth Change of Nine Changes

33. Therefore, the concerns of a wise man must be mixed with benefits and harms. If they are mixed with benefits, they must be trustworthy. If they are mixed with harms, they must be solvable. Therefore, those who submit to the princes will be harmed, those who serve the princes will be benefited, and those who woo the princes will be benefited. The Eighth Change of the Nine

34. Therefore, the method of using troops is to rely not on them not coming, but on my being ready to wait for them; not on their failure to attack, but on my being unable to attack. The Eighth Change of Nine

35. Therefore, there will be five dangers: death can be killed, life can be captured, anger can be insulted, integrity can be humiliated, and love for the people can be annoying. If any of these five are exceeded, it will lead to military disaster. To overthrow the army and kill the general, there will be five dangers, so we must pay attention to them.

The Eighth Change of Nine Changes

36. He who resigns from humbleness and prepares for the better is to advance; he who resigns from strength and advances to drive is also to retreat; he who leaves the light chariot first and stays on the side is Chen Ye; he who invites peace without an appointment is also The one who moves forward is planning; the one who runs and displays his troops is period; the one who advances half-advanced and half-retreats is deception; the ninth march

37. Soldiers are not expensive and have many benefits, but without force, it is enough to combine strength and materials. The enemy is just taking people. If you are careless and easy to attack, you will be captured. If the soldier is punished without being close to him, he will not accept it, and if he does not accept it, it will be difficult to use it. If the pawn is attached but the punishment fails, it cannot be used. Therefore, combining them with literature and uniting them with martial arts means that they must be taken. If you teach the people how to do things, then the people will obey; if you don't do things well, you will teach the people, and the people will not obey. Those who make plain practices get along well with others. March 9

38. Treat the pawn like a baby, so you can go to the deep stream with him; treat the pawn like a beloved son, so you can die with him. Thick but unable to control, loving but unable to command, chaotic but unable to be cured, it is like a arrogant man who cannot be used. Knowing that our soldiers can attack, but not knowing that the enemy cannot attack, is half the victory; knowing that the enemy can attack, but not knowing that our soldiers cannot attack, is half the victory; knowing that the enemy can attack, knowing that our soldiers can Attacking without knowing that the terrain is invincible is half the battle won. Terrain No. 10

39. Therefore, those who know how to fight can move without being confused, and can move without being exhausted. Therefore it is said: If you know the enemy and yourself, victory is not in danger; if you know heaven and earth, victory is possible. Terrain No. 10

40. In ancient times, those who were good at using troops could make the enemy incompatible with each other, the enemy could not rely on each other, the superior and the inferior could not help each other, the superior and inferior could not cooperate with each other, the soldiers separated without gathering, and the troops could unite. Rather uneven. Move if it is beneficial, stop if it is not beneficial. Dare to ask: "The enemy is coming in large numbers, how will you treat them?" He said: "Seize what they love first, and then listen." The passion of soldiers is to speed, take advantage of others' inadequacy, and use the safe way to attack what they don't guard against. also. The Eleventh of the Nine Places

41. Therefore, those who are good at using soldiers are like being straightforward. Those who are rash are like snakes on Mount Chang. If you hit the head, the tail will arrive, if you hit the tail, the head will arrive, if you hit the middle, both the head and the tail will arrive. Dare I ask if the soldiers can be so straightforward? Said yes. The Wu people and the Yue people are hostile to each other. When they are in the same boat and encounter a wind, they will save each other like right and left hands. Therefore, it is not enough to rely on the square horse to bury the wheel; the unity of bravery is the way of government; the combination of hardness and softness is the principle of the earth. Therefore, those who are good at using soldiers have no choice but to join hands to defeat one person. The Eleventh of the Nine Lands

42. Therefore, those who do not know the plans of the princes cannot advance; those who do not know the shape of mountains, forests, dangers, and swamps cannot march; those who do not use rural guides cannot benefit from the terrain. If you don't know anything about the fourth or fifth, you are not the overlord's soldier. If the king's soldiers attack a large country, they will not be able to gather together; if they threaten the enemy, they will not be able to cooperate with each other. Therefore, if you do not fight for friendship with the world, do not maintain the power of the world, believe in your own selfishness, and use threats to the enemy, then your city can be captured and your country can be defeated. Give rewards that are impossible, and issue orders that have no political power. To attack the three armies, if only one person is used. If you commit a crime, don't sue for it; if you commit a crime, it will be beneficial, don't sue for harm. Throw yourself into a place of death and survive; be trapped in a place of death and then live. If everyone is in harm's way, then they can win or lose. Therefore, when it comes to military matters, one must follow the enemy's will, keep the enemy consistent, and kill generals from thousands of miles away. This is said to be accomplished by cleverness. The Eleventh of the Nine Places

43. On the day of the old government, Yiguan broke the talisman and failed to pass the envoy, so he went to the corridor temple to punish him. When the enemy opens or closes, he must rush in. He should first wait for his loved ones and wait for them. Practice ink and follow the enemy to decide the battle. Therefore, in the beginning, it is like a virgin, and the enemy opens an account; in the end, it is like a rabbit, and the enemy cannot resist it. The eleventh of the nine places

44. Those who defeat and attack without cultivating their merits will be unlucky, and their fate will be "Fei Liu". Therefore, it is said: The wise will consider it, the good general will be cautious, do not move unless it is beneficial, do not use it unless it is necessary, and do not fight unless it is dangerous. The Lord cannot be angry and raise an army, nor can he be angry and attack. Move if it is beneficial, stop if it is not beneficial. Anger can return to joy, anger can return to anger, a country that has been destroyed cannot be restored, and the dead cannot be resurrected. Therefore, the master of the Ming Dynasty should be careful and the good generals should warn him. This is the way to secure the country and the entire army. Fire Attack No. 12

45. Therefore, wise kings and wise generals can conquer others by their actions. Those who succeed come from the crowd are also prophets. A prophet cannot be taken from ghosts and gods, cannot be imitated by things, and cannot be verified by measurement. He must be taken from people, who know the enemy's mood. The Thirteenth Yong Jian

46. Therefore, there are five Yong Jian: there is the cause period, there is the inner period, there is the reaction period, there is the death period, and there is the life period. The five rooms all rise together, but no one knows the way. This is called the divine discipline and the treasure of the human king. The ones in the country are used because of the people in the country; the ones in the inner world are used because of the officials; the ones in the anti-Japanese area are used because of the enemies; the ones in the dead area are used to deceive others, so that I can hear about them and spread them. Among the enemies; those who are alive will retaliate. Use Jian No. 13

47. Therefore, in the affairs of the three armies, no one should be close to Jian, no rewards should be generous to Jian, and no affairs should be kept close to Jian. If you are not a sage, you cannot use Jian, if you are not benevolent and righteous, you cannot use Jian, and if you are not subtle, The truth cannot be obtained. Wei Zai Wei Zai! No time is needed for anything. Anyone who hears about something before it happens will die at the same time as the one who informed him. Wherever the army wishes to attack, wherever the city wishes to attack, and wherever the people wish to kill, the names of the defenders, left and right officers, visitors, gatekeepers, and relatives must be known, so that I will know them. The Thirteenth Use of Interference

48. We must seek out those who come between the enemy and us, so we can benefit from them and lead them away, so we can get them and use them; because of this, we can know them. It can be obtained and used; because it is known, it can be deceived in death, and it can be used to accuse the enemy; because it is known, it can be used as expected in life. The master must know the things in the five rooms, and the knowledge must lie in the back room, so the back room must be thick. Yongjian Thirteenth

49. When the Yin Dynasty was prosperous in the past, Yizhi was in Xia; when the Zhou Dynasty was prosperous, Lu Ya was in Yin Dynasty. Therefore, wise kings and wise generals who can guide their affairs with superior wisdom will surely achieve great success. This is the key to the army, and it is what the three armies rely on to move.

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