The general who wins a battle makes many calculations in his temple ere the battle is fought. The general who loses a battle makes but few calculations beforehand. Thus do many calculations lead to victory, and few calculations to defeat: how much more no calculation at all! It is by attention to this point that I can foresee who is likely to win or lose.


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

Sun Tzu Quotes

The general who wins a battle makes many calculations in his temple ere the battle is fought. The general who loses a battle makes but few...

The general who wins a battle makes many calculations in his temple ere the battle is fought. The general who loses a battle makes but few...

The general who wins a battle makes many calculations in his temple ere the battle is fought. The general who loses a battle makes but few...

The general who wins a battle makes many calculations in his temple ere the battle is fought. The general who loses a battle makes but few...