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.

On the field of battle, the spoken word does not carry far enough; hence the institution of gongs and drums... banners and flags. Gongs and drums, banners and flags, are means whereby the ears and eyes of the host may be focused on one particular point.

When you know both yourself as well as your competition, you are never in danger. To know yourself and not others, gives you half a chance of winning. Knowing neither yourself or your competition puts you in a position to lose.

Perfection in war lies in so sapping your opponents will that he surrenders without fighting.

A sovereign of high character and intelligence must be able to know the right man, should place the responsibility on him, and expect results.

Weak leadership can wreck the soundest strategy

He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.