Now the general who wins a battle makes many calculations in... ss. 1.26, Chapter 1: Laying Plans

The general who loses a battle makes but few calculations be... ss. 1.26, Chapter 1: Laying Plans

Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not suprem... ss. 3.2, Chapter 3: Attack by Stratagem

If equally matched, we can offer battle; ss. 3.9, Chapter 3: Attack by Stratagem

Hence the saying: If you know the enemy and know yourself, y... ss. 3.18, Chapter 3: Attack by Stratagem

If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb... ss. 3.18, Chapter 3: Attack by Stratagem

He wins his battles by making no mistakes. ss. 4.13, Chapter 4: Tactical Dispositions

Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks ... ss. 4.15, Chapter 4: Tactical Dispositions

In all fighting, the direct method may be used for joining b... ss. 5.5, Chapter 5: Energy

In battle, there are not more than two methods of attack: th... ss. 5.10, Chapter 5: Energy

Amid the turmoil and tumult of battle, there may be seeming ... ss. 5.16, Chapter 5: Energy

Sun Tzu said: Whoever is first in the field and awaits the c... ss. 6.1, Chapter 6: Weak Points and Strong

Knowing the place and the time of the coming battle, we may ... ss. 6.19, Chapter 6: Weak Points and Strong

On the field of battle, ss. 7.23, Chapter 7: Maneuvering

When he keeps aloof and tries to provoke a battle, he is anx... ss. 9.19, Chapter 9: The Army on the March

When the light chariots come out first and take up a positio... ss. 9.25, Chapter 9: The Army on the March

If the enemy's troops march up angrily and remain facing our... ss. 9.39, Chapter 9: The Army on the March

If you are situated at a great distance from the enemy, and ... ss. 10.12, Chapter 10: Terrain

When the higher officers are angry and insubordinate, and on... ss. 10.17, Chapter 10: Terrain

He who knows these things, and in fighting puts his knowledg... ss. 10.22, Chapter 10: Terrain

On the day they are ordered out to battle, your soldiers may... ss. 11.28, Chapter 11: The Nine Situations

and accommodate yourself to the enemy until you can fight a ... ss. 11.67, Chapter 11: The Nine Situations

Unhappy is the fate of one who tries to win his battles and ... ss. 12.15, Chapter 12: The Attack by Fire

No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify ... ss. 12.18, Chapter 12: The Attack by Fire