What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease.All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.Let your plans be dark and as impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.

Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin.

The art of war is of vital importance to the State.

Leadership is a matter of intelligence, trustworthiness, humaneness, courage, and sternness.

One may know how to conquer without being able to do it.

We cannot enter into alliances until we are acquainted with the designs of our neighbors.

Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.

Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.

Attack is the secret of defense defense is the planning of an attack.

Opportunities multiply as they are seized.

To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.

If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near.

Great results can be achieved with small forces.

When the outlook is bright, bring it before their eyes but tell them nothing when the situation is gloomy.

He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.

He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.

The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim.

In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.

The skillful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous man, and the stupid man.

Who wishes to fight must first count the cost.Violent language and driving forward as if to the attack are signs that he will retreat.Attack like the Fire and be still as the Mountain. Move swift as the Wind and closely-formed as the Wood.For them to perceive the advantage of defeating the enemy, they must also have their rewards.

And they will follow you into the deepest valley.

Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons.

When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil.

It is more important to out-think your enemy than to outfight him.

Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.

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