To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.

Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack.

The line between disorder and order lies in logistics.

Appraise war in terms of the fundamental factors. The first of these factors is moral influence.

The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities...It is best to win without fighting.

Winning isn't enough. The acme of all skill is to defeat your enemy before taking the field.

And therefore only the enlightened sovereign and the worthy general who are able to use the most intelligent people as agents are certain to achieve great things.