Sun Tzu Quotes about Peace

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Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.

Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.

Sun Tzu

Strength, Peace, War

Sun Tzu (2005). “The Art of War”, p.57, Shambhala Publications

In all history, there is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare. Only one who knows the disastrous effects of a long war can realize the supreme importance of rapidity in bringing it to a close.

Sun Tzu

Country, Peace, War

All war is based on deception.

Sun Tzu

Peace, War, Hype

Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.

Sun Tzu

Strength, Peace, War

To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

Sun Tzu

Peace, War, Fighting

Sun Tzu, Julius Caesar, Einhard, Niccolò Machiavelli, Carl von Clausewitz (2016). “Strategy Six Pack”, p.11, Lulu.com

Peace proposals unaccompanied by a sworn covenant indicate a plot.

Sun Tzu

Peace, Art Of War, Plot

Lionel Giles', Sun Tzu (1910). “Sun Tzu's Art of War - Illustrated & Translated for Modern Readers”, p.25, SJ Creations Tokyo

In peace prepare for war, in war prepare for peace. The art of war is of vital importance to the state. It is matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence under no circumstances can it be neglected.

Sun Tzu

Strength, Art, Peace