The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim.

Bestow rewards without regard to rule, issue orders without regard to previous arrangements; and you will be able to handle a whole army as though you had to do with but a single man.

The relative size of your force as against that of your adversary is by itself of no consequence. What controls is the relative size of your force at the point where you join in battle. You can strike with the few and be many if you strike your adversary in his gaps. Seek out places where the defense is not strict, the place not tightly guarded, the generals weak, the troops disorderly, the supplies are scarce and the forces are isolated.

It is the business of a general to be serene and inscrutable, impartial and self-controlled.

Convince your enemy that he will gain very little by attacking you; this will diminish his enthusiasm

The best general is the one who never fights.

The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim.