The difficulty of tactical maneuvering consists in turning the devious into the direct, and misfortune into gain.

Generally, management of many is the same as management of few. It is a matter of organization. And to control many is the same as to control few. This is a matter of formations and signals.

Perfection in war lies in so sapping your opponents will that he surrenders without fighting.

When I have won a victory I do not repeat my tactics but respond to circumstances in an infinite variety of ways.

It is the rule in war, if our forces are ten to the enemy's one, to surround him; if five to one, to attack him; if twice as numerous, to divide our army into two.

Defeat the enemies strategy.

When the leader is morally weak and his discipline not strict, when his instructions and guidance are not enlightened, when there are no consistent rules, neighboring rulers will take advantage of this.