“Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.”

In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.

Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.

The art of war is of vital importance to the State.

Move swift as the wind and closely-formed as the wood. Attack like the fire and be still as the mountain.

He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.

Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

All warfare is based on deception.

If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.