Those who are victorious plan effectively and change decisively. They are like a great river that maintains its course but adjusts its flow.

Subjugating the enemy's army without fighting is the true pinnacle of excellence.

It is the business of a general to be serene and inscrutable, impartial and self-controlled.

If you fight with all your might, there is a chance of life; where as death is certain if you cling to your corner

Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting.

All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.

Do not press an enemy at bay.