The natural formation of the country is the soldier's best ally; but a power of estimating the adversary, of controlling the forces of victory, and of shrewdly calculating difficulties, dangers and distances, constitutes the test of a great general.


Sun Tzu's The Art of War: Bilingual Edition Complete Chinese and English Text (ed. Tuttle Publishing, 2012) - ISBN: 9781462905126

Sun Tzu Quotes

The natural formation of the country is the soldier's best ally; but a power of estimating the adversary, of controlling the forces of victory, and...

The natural formation of the country is the soldier's best ally; but a power of estimating the adversary, of controlling the forces of victory, and...

The natural formation of the country is the soldier's best ally; but a power of estimating the adversary, of controlling the forces of victory, and...

The natural formation of the country is the soldier's best ally; but a power of estimating the adversary, of controlling the forces of victory, and...