Geburtstag: 543 v.Chr
Todesdatum: 251
Andere Namen:Sun Zi, Sun-c’
Sūnzǐ war ein chinesischer General, Militärstratege und Philosoph.
— Sunzi
Die Kunst des Krieges
— Sunzi
Die Kunst des Krieges, Kapitel VIII: Die neun Variablen, Vers: 16
— Sunzi
Die Kunst des Krieges, Kapitel III: Angriffsstrategie, Vers: 3
— Sunzi
Die Kunst des Krieges
— Sunzi
Die Kunst des Krieges, Kapitel II: Kriegsführung, Vers: 20
— Sunzi
Die Kunst des Krieges, Kapitel III
— Sun Tzu
Context: Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate.
Alternative translation: Subtle and insubstantial, the expert leaves no trace; divinely mysterious, he is inaudible. Thus he is master of his enemy's fate.
Alternative translation: O divine art of subtlety and secrecy! Through you we learn to be invisible, through you inaudible and hence we can hold the enemy's fate in our hands.
— Sun Tzu
Context: The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected.
— Sun Tzu
Context: If words of command are not clear and distinct, if orders are not thoroughly understood, the general is to blame. But if his orders are clear, and the soldiers nevertheless disobey, then it is the fault of their officers.
— Sun Tzu
Variant translations
A military operation involves deception. Even though you are competent, appear to be incompetent. Though effective, appear to be ineffective.
— Sun Tzu
This attributed to Sun Tzu and his book The Art of War. Actually [http://www.scribd.com/doc/42222505/The-Art-Of-War James Clavell’s foreword in The Art of War] [http://www.collegetermpapers.com/TermPapers/History_Other/Sun_Tzu_vs_The_Wisdom_of_the_Desert.shtml states], “’the true object of war is peace.’” Therefore the quote is stated by James Clavell, but the true origin of Clavell's quotation is unclear. Nonetheless the essence of the quote, that a long war exhausts a state and therefore ultimately seeking peace is in the interest of the warring state, is true, as Sun Tzu in Chapter II Waging Wars says that "There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare. It is only one who is thoroughly acquainted with the evils of war that can thoroughly understand the profitable way of carrying it on." This has been [http://www.dutchjoens.info/SunTzu%20-%20Art%20of%20War.pdf interpreted by Lionel Giles] as "Only one who knows the disastrous effects of a long war can realize the supreme importance of rapidity in bringing it to a close."
Dr. Hiroshi Hatanaka, President of Kobe College, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan is recorded as saying "the real objective of war is peace" in Pacific Stars and Stripes Ryukyu Edition, Tokyo, Japan (10 February 1949), Page 2, Column 2.
— Sun Tzu
Translation by Lionel Giles
— Sun Tzu
Variant translations
Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.
The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities... It is best to win without fighting.
