Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.

Correct your mistake as soon as you have found it.

The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.

If our soldiers are not overburdened with money, it is not because they have a distaste for riches; if their lives are not unduly long, it is not because they are disinclined to longevity.

Act after having made assessments. The one who first knows the measure of far and near wins - this is the rule of armed struggle.

Peace proposals unaccompanied by a sworn covenant indicate a plot.

If this is long delayed, weapons are blunted and morale depressed.