You win battles by knowing the enemy’s timing, and using a timing which the enemy does not expect.

Whatever your determination or will power, it is foolish to try to change the nature of things. Things work the way they do because that is the way of things.

Perception is strong and sight weak. In strategy it is...

There are many ways of understanding simple things, but generally the opposite is true for difficult ideas.

The only reason a warrior is alive is to fight, and the only reason a warrior fights is to win.

The warrior is different in that studying the Way of strategy is based on overcoming men.

In large-scale strategy, it is beneficial to strike at the corners of the enemy’s force, If the corners are overthrown, the spirit of the whole body will be overthrown.

Do not regret what you have done.

Do not waste time idling or thinking after you have set your goals.

The purpose of today’s training is to defeat yesterday’s understanding.