Sun Tzu: Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the…
Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.
In today’s wordsIn war, the victorious strategist seeks battle only after victory has been won, while the one destined to lose fights first and looks for victory afterward.
- Source
- From the book The Art of War, Chapter IV, Tactical Dispositions; translated by Lionel Giles, 1910
- Also quoted as
- Also quoted as “Every battle is won before it is ever fought.”
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