A wise general makes a point of foraging of the enemy.

Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will.

If our soldiers are not overburdened with money, it is not because they have a distaste for riches; if their lives are not unduly long, it is not because they are disinclined to longevity.

The supreme excellence is not to win a hundred victories in a hundred battles. The supreme excellence is to subdue the armies of your enemies without having to fight them.

The art of giving orders is not to try to rectify the minor blunders and not be swayed by petty doubts.

If we do not wish to fight, we can prevent the enemy from engaging us even though the lines of our encampment be merely traced out on the ground. All we need to do is to throw something odd and unaccountable in his way.

First learn to become invincible, then wait for your enemy's moment of vulnerability.