One need not destroy one's enemy. One need only destroy his willingness to engage.

The expert in battle seeks his victory from strategic advantage and does not demand it from his men.

Convince your enemy that he will gain very little by attacking you; this will diminish his enthusiasm

Those who are victorious plan effectively and change decisively. They are like a great river that maintains its course but adjusts its flow.

In war, practice dissimulation and you will succeed.

The best general is the one who never fights.

For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.