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.

Also by training you will be able to freely control your own body, conquer men with your body, and with sufficient training you will be able to beat ten men with your spirit. When you have reached this point, will it not mean that you are invincible?

Crossing at a ford occurs often in a man's lifetime. It means setting sail even though your friends stay in harbour, knowing the route, knowing the soundness of your ship and the favour of the day.

This is truth: When you sacrifice your life, you must make fullest use of your weaponry. It is false not to do so, and to die with a weapon as yet undrawn.

The warrior is different in that studying the Way of strategy is based on overcoming men

Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world

The halberd is inferior to the spear on the battlefield. With the spear you can take the initiative, the halberd is defensive.