If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant.

If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them.

He wins his battles by making no mistakes.Making no mistakes is what establishes the certainty of victory, for it means conquering an enemy that is already defeated.

Knowing the enemy enables you to take the offensive, knowing yourself enables you to stand on the defensive.

mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy

Never venture, never win!

Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will.

If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.

who does not know the evils of war cannot appreciate its benefits