When you attack the enemy, your spirit must go to the extent of pulling the stakes out of a wall and using them as spears and halberds.

You win battles by knowing the enemy's timing, and using a timing which the enemy does not expect.

Imitation is the surest form of flattery and failure. I am not interested with your talk about my ideas. I am more interested in your applying them to your life. If you do not, then you are essentially not in accord with your own mind.

When you attack the enemy, your spirit must go to the extent of pulling the stakes out of a wall and using them as spears and halberds.

Respect the gods and buddhas, but never rely on them.

The bow is tactically strong at the commencement of battle, especially battles on a moor, as it is possible to shoot quickly among the spearmen.

There is timing in everything. Timing in strategy cannot be mastered without a great deal of practice.