"Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death."

"In war, the way is to avoid what is strong and to strike at what is weak."

"Thus we may know that there are five essentials for victory: He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight. He will win who knows how to handle both superior and inferior forces. He will w…"

"Confront them with the advantageous and they will take the bait; confront them with the harmful and they will not come."

"If a battle is to be fought, it must be fought quickly."