He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.

When I have won a victory I do not repeat my tactics but respond to circumstances in an infinite variety of ways.

A kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life.

O divine art of subtlety and secrecy!

If those who are sent to draw water begin by drinking themselves, the army is suffering from thirst.

All war is based on deception.

There are not more than five musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever be heard.