Commonly used quotes from Sun Tzu on the Art of War:

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

2. Therefore, it is more important to win than to last. Therefore, we know that the general of the army is the commander of the people and the master of the country's security.

3. Therefore, the first is to attack the enemy, then the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, and then the second is to attack the city.

4. Therefore, those who are good at using troops will subjugate the enemy's troops instead of fighting, pull out the enemy's city instead of attacking, and destroy the enemy's country instead of lasting. It is necessary to fight for the whole world with the whole country, so the soldiers are not blunt but can use all the weapons. This is the way to plan an attack.

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

6. 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.

7. Go where you don’t want to go, go where you don’t expect.

8. Therefore, those who are good at fighting will harm others without harming them.

9. Therefore, it is as fast as the wind, as slow as the forest, as aggressive as fire, as motionless as a mountain, as unpredictable as the clouds, and as moving as thunder.

10. Tu can't help it, the army can't attack it, the city can't attack it, the land can't fight, and the emperor's order can't be accepted.