Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day.

And regulation entails organizational effectiveness, a chain of command, and a structure for logistical support.

For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.

Do not press an enemy at bay.

All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.

Do not press an enemy at bay. Prince Fu Ch'ai said: "Wild beasts, when at bay, fight desperately. How much more is this true of men! If they know there is no alternative, they will fight to the death.

Correct your mistake as soon as you have found it.