Of all rewards none [is] more liberal than those given to secret agents.
When the position is such that neither side will gain by making the first move, it is called temporising ground.
These are six ways of courting defeat, which must be carefully noted by the general who has attained a responsible post.
Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day.
There is an intelligent way to eat a live frog - I just don't know what it is.
It is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles; if you do not know your enemies but do know yourself, you will win one and lose one; if you do not know your enemies nor yourself, you will be imperiled in every single battle.