Few men are born brave. Many become so through training and force of discipline.

If you want peace, prepare for the war.

To seduce the enemies soldiers from their allegiance and encourage them to surrender is of special service, for an adversary is more hurt by desertion than by slaughter.

Few men are born brave. Many become so through training and force of discipline.

Valor is superior to number.

Men are seldom born brave but they acquire courage through training and discipline - a handful of men inured to war proceed to certain victory; while on the contrary numerous armies of raw and undisciplined troops are but multitudes of men dragged to the slaughter.

An army is strengthened by labor and enervated by idleness.