You may abandon your own body but you must preserve your honour.

If you want to learn the craft of war, ponder over this book. The teacher is as a needle, the disciple is as thread. You must practice constantly.

By knowing things that exist, you can know that which does not exist.

You must understand that there is more than one path to the top of the mountain

When you appreciate the power of nature, knowing the rhythm of any situation, you will be able to hit the enemy naturally and strike naturally.

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

Immature strategy is the cause of grief.