Amid the turmoil and tumult of battle, there may be seeming disorder and yet no real disorder at all.

Great results, can be achieved with small forces.

Hence the saying: The enlightened ruler lays his plans well ahead; the good general cultivates his resources.

The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable.

Maneuvering with an army is advantageous; with an undisciplined multitude, most dangerous.

Hostile armies may face each other for years, striving for the victory which is decided in a single day. This being so, to remain in ignorance of the enemy's condition simply because one grudges the outlay of a hundred ounces of silver in honors and emoluments, is the height of inhumanity.

If your enemy is superior, evade him