Be subtle! be subtle! and use your spies for every kind of business.

Now an army is exposed to six several calamities, not arising from natural causes, 1 but from faults for which the general is responsible. These are: (1) Flight; (2) insubordination; (3) collapse; (4) ruin; (5) disorganisation; (6) rout.

He must be able to mystify his officers and men by false reports and appearances, and thus keep them in total ignorance.

the leader of armies is the arbiter of the people's fate, the man on whom it depends whether the nation shall be in peace or in peril.

If the enemy leaves a door open, you must rush in.

He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.

Keep your friends close and your enemies even closer.