All war is based on deception.

Fierce language and pretentious advances are signs that the enemy is about to retreat.

The spot where we intend to fight must not be made known; for then the enemy will have to prepare against a possible attack at several different points; and his forces being thus distributed in many directions, the numbers we shall have to face at any given point will be proportionately few.

What is of the greatest importance in war is extraordinary speed: One cannot afford to neglect opportunity.

To persuade your enemy to (retreat) before the fight is to defeat them even before the battle begins. An enemy made ally is no longer an enemy.

He will win who has military capacity and is not interfered with by the sovereign.

The King is only fond of words, and cannot translate them into deeds.