No man is invincible, and therefore no man can fully understand that which would make him invincible. Even with complete and thorough study there is always the possibility of being defeated and although one may be expert in a particular form, mastery is something a man never stops seeking to attain.

In time, all things work to your advantage when you pursue them with an open heart.

To win any battle, you must fight as if you are already dead

The important thing in strategy is to suppress the enemy's useful actions but allow his useless actions

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.

Whatever your determination or will power, it is foolish to try to change the nature of things. Things work the way they do because that is the way of things

Speed is not part of the true Way of strategy. Speed implies that things seem fast or slow, according to whether or not they are in rhythm. Whatever the Way, the master of strategy does not appear fast.