Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust.
Thus, what is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy.
Never venture, never win!
To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.
If quick, I survive.If not quick, I am lost.This is "death.
If his forces are united, separate them.
One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all.
He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.
Victory usually goes to the army who has better trained officers and men.
Quickness is the essence of the war.
The art of war is the art of deception.
Mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy
If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant.
Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack.
Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.
One need not destroy one's enemy. One need only destroy his willingness to engage.
Secret operations are essential in war upon them the army relies to make its every move.
The opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
Balk the enemy's power force him to reveal himself.
If we know that our own men are in a condition to attack, but are unaware that the enemy is not open to attack, we have gone only halfway towards victory.