If this is long delayed, weapons are blunted and morale depressed.
To capture an enemies army is better than to destroy it.
There is no place where espionage is not possible.
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.
A wise general makes a point of foraging of the enemy.
The best general is the one who never fights.