Weigh the situation, then move.

You cannot know if you will be successful or not. You can only prepare for battle and it must be done with all of your heart and with all of your consciousness. In that manner, you will have an edge.

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

Therefore the good fighter will be terrible in his onset, and prompt in his decision.

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

The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands

I will be able to forecast which side will be victorious and which defeated.