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

The art of giving orders is not to try to rectify the minor blunders and not be swayed by petty doubts.

If you are strong, appear weak. But if you are weak, appear strong.

So the principles of warfare are: Do not depend on the enemy not coming, but depend on our readiness against him. Do not depend on the enemy not attacking, but depend on our position that cannot be attacked.

Knowledge of the enemy's dispositions can only be obtained from other men.

Those skilled at making the enemy move do so by creating a situation to which he must conform; they entice him with something he is certain to take, and with lures of ostensible profit they await him in strength.

There is an intelligent way to eat a live frog - I just don't know what it is.