Sun Tzu

Sun Tzu was noted for many wise sayings about warfare, although little was known about the person behind the sayings.

Notable Sayings

 * One bushel of our enemy's foodstuffs is worth one hundred of our own.
 * If you know yourself and your enemy, you need not fear the outcome of a thousand battles.
 * If the enemy is numerous, disciplined and about to advance. . . I would say, first seize something they love, and they will listen to you.
 * Contentious terrain is ground upon which it is advantageous for us and our enemy to be.
 * Dispersive terrain is when we engage our enemy on his own territory, close to their homes.
 * Entrapping Terrain is where there are mountains and forests, ravines and defiles. . . wherever the road is difficult.
 * Intersecting Highways is land surrounded on three sides such that whoever arrives first will gain the masses of all under Heaven.
 * The Art of War is the way of preserving Peace.
 * Sagacious generals are able to get intelligent spies. . . this is the essence of the military.
 * When your objective is near, make it look distant; when far away, create the illusion of being nearby. Warfare is the Way of Deception.