"Hence that general is skillful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skillful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack."

"The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have …"

"Ponder and deliberate before you act."

"The clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy, but does not allow the enemy's will to be imposed on him."

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