Now an army is exposed to six several calamities, not arising from natural causes, 1 but from faults for which the general is responsible. These are: (1) Flight; (2) insubordination; (3) collapse; (4) ruin; (5) disorganisation; (6) rout.
Sun TzuStrategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.
Sun TzuUltimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting.
Sun Tzu