The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands

Swift as the wind. Quiet as the forest. Conquer like the fire. Steady as the mountain

With regard to precipitous heights, if you are beforehand with your adversary, you should occupy the raised and sunny spots, and there wait for him to come up.

To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence.

Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.

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.

It is the rule in war, if ten times the enemy's strength, surround them; if five times, attack them; if double, be able to divide them; if equal, engage them; if fewer, defend against them; if weaker, be able to avoid them.