The consummate leader cultivates the moral law, and strictly adheres to method and discipline; thus it is in his power to control success.
Where the army is, prices are high; when prices rise the wealth of the people is exhausted.
If a general shows confidence in his men but always insists on his orders being obeyed, the gain will be mutual.
If you are strong, appear weak. But if you are weak, appear strong.
The true objective of war is peace.
One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all.