Sun Tzu quotes, with sources
Chinese general and strategist traditionally credited as author of The Art of War, the classic treatise on strategy. Here are 3 short quotes by Sun Tzu (6th century BCE (traditional)), each with the work it comes from, drawn from 3 sources.
He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.
If you know the enemy and know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt.
Water shapes its course according to the nature of the ground over which it flows.
Sources
- The Art of War, Chapter III, §17
- The Art of War, Chapter VI, §31
- The Art of War, Chapter X, §31
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