These are the six ways of courting defeat - neglect to estimate the enemy's strength; want of authority; defective training; unjustifiable anger; nonobservance of discipline; failure to use picked men.

It is according to the shapes that I lay the plans for victory, but the multitude does not comprehend this. Although everyone can see the outward aspects, none understands the way in which I have created victory.

First learn to become invincible, then wait for your enemy's moment of vulnerability.

According to my assessment, even if you have many more troops than others, how can that help you to victory?

the leader of armies is the arbiter of the people's fate, the man on whom it depends whether the nation shall be in peace or in peril.

If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle

And regulation entails organizational effectiveness, a chain of command, and a structure for logistical support.