These are six ways of courting defeat, which must be carefully noted by the general who has attained a responsible post.
Maneuvering with an army is advantageous; with an undisciplined multitude, most dangerous.
When your opponent gives you an opening, be swift as a hare.
The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim.
All war is based on deception.
In all history, there is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare. Only one who knows the disastrous effects of a long war can realize the supreme importance of rapidity in bringing it to a close.