“When you have mastered the Way of strategy you can suddenly make your body like a rock, and ten thousand things cannot touch you.”

When you cannot be deceived by men you will have realized the wisdom of strategy.

Do not collect weapons or practice with weapons beyond what is useful.

Do not regret what you have done.

Be detached from desire your whole life long.

Get beyond love and grief: exist for the good of man.

The important thing in strategy is to suppress the enemy's useful actions but allow his useless actions.

The Way is in training.

Today is victory over yourself of yesterday; tomorrow is your victory over lesser men.