The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses makes but few calculations beforehand.

If I wish to engage, then the enemy, for all his high ramparts and deep moat, cannot avoid engagement; I attack that which he is obliged to rescue.

Who does not know the evils of war cannot appreciate its benefits.

He who relies solely on warlike measures shall be exterminated; he who relies solely on peaceful measures shall perish.

In desperate position, you must fight.

In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.

Know the enemy and know yourself.