Weak leadership can wreck the soundest strategy

In warfare, there are no constant conditions. He who can modify his tactics in relation to his opponent will succeed and win.

One who sets the entire army in motion to chase an advantage will not attain it.

And therefore those skilled in war bring the enemy to the field of battle and are not brought there by him.

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.

Every battle is won before it is fought.

In war, numbers alone confer no advantage. Do not advance relying on sheer military power.