A man cannot understand the art he is studying if he only looks for the end result without taking the time to delve deeply into the reasoning of the study.

Truth is not what you want it to be; it is what it is, and you must bend to its power or live a lie.

Cutting down the enemy is the way of strategy, and there is no need for many refinements of it.

Develop intuitive judgement and understanding for everything.

Perception is strong and sight weak. In strategy it is important to see distant things as if they were close and to take a distanced view of close things.

The only reason a warrior is alive is to fight, and the only reason a warrior fights is to win

It is imperative to master the principles of the art of war and learn to be unmoved in mind even in the heat of the battle.