1. Sun Tzu said: The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.
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2. To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
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3. Thus the good fighter is able to secure himself against defeat,but cannot make certain of defeating the enemy.
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4. Hence the saying: One may know how to conquer without being able to do it.
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5. Security against defeat implies defensive tactics;ability to defeat the enemy means taking the offensive.
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6. Standing on the defensive indicates insufficient strength; attacking, a superabundance of strength.
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7. The general who is skilled in defense hides in the most secret recesses of the earth; he who is skilled in attack flashes forth from the topmost heights of heaven.Thus on the one hand we have ability to protect ourselves;on the other, a victory that is complete.
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8. To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence.
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9. Neither is it the acme of excellence if you fight and conquer and the whole Empire says, "Well done!"
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10. To lift an autumn hair is no sign of great strength;to see the sun and moon is no sign of sharp sight;to hear the noise of thunder is no sign of a quick ear.
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11. What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease.
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12. Hence his victories bring him neither reputation for wisdom nor credit for courage.
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13. He wins his battles by making no mistakes.Making no mistakes is what establishes the certainty of victory, for it means conquering an enemy that is already defeated.
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14. Hence the skillful fighter puts himself into a position which makes defeat impossible, and does not miss the moment for defeating the enemy.
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15. Thus it is that in war the victoriousstrategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won,whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights
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and afterwards looks for victory.
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16. The consummate leader cultivates the moral law,and strictly adheres to method and discipline; thus it is in his power to control success.
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17. In respect of military method, we have,firstly, Measurement; secondly, Estimation of quantity;thirdly, Calculation; fourthly, Balancing of chances;fifthly, Victory.
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18. Measurement owes its existence to Earth;Estimation of quantity to Measurement; Calculation to Estimation of quantity; Balancing of chances to Calculation;and Victory to Balancing of chances.
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19. A victorious army opposed to a routed one, is as a pound’s weight placed in the scale against a single grain.
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20. The onrush of a conquering force is like the bursting of pent-up waters into a chasm a thousand fathoms deep.