Subjugating the enemy's army without fighting is the true pinnacle of excellence.
If your enemy is superior, evade him
Pretend to be weak, so your enemy may grow arrogant.
Generally in war the best policy is to take a state intact; to ruin it is inferior to this.
If we know that the enemy is open to attack, but are unaware that our own men are not in a condition to attack, we have gone only halfway towards victory.
It is the business of a general to be quiet and thus ensure secrecy; upright and just, and thus maintain order.