Someone unfamiliar with the mountains and forests cannot advance [the team]. One who does not employ local guides cannot gain the advantage.

Rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him

He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.

When the general is weak and without authority; when his orders are not clear and distinct; when there are no fixed duties assigned to officers and men, and the ranks are formed in a slovenly haphazard manner, the result is utter disorganization.

Management of many is the same as management of few. It is a matter of organization.

What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease.

Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical.