"What enables the wise sovereign and the good general to strike and conquer, and achieve things beyond the reach of ordinary men, is foreknowledge."

"The general who understands the principles of the art of war is the minister of the people's fate and the guardian of the nation's security."

"He who is skilled in attack flashes forth from the topmost heights of heaven."

"The line between disorder and order lies in logistics."

"If words of command are not clear and distinct, if orders are not thoroughly understood, then the general is to blame. But if orders are clear and the soldiers nevertheless disobey, then it is the fau…"