The Art of War

"Opportunities multiply as they are taken."

"The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim."

"He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight."

"Foreknowledge cannot be gained from ghosts and spirits, inferred from phenomena, or projected from the measures of Heaven, but must be gained from men who know about the enemy situation."

"Discipline is the foundation of victory."

"The supreme warrior avoids the battle."

"Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak."

"Do not engage an enemy more powerful than you. Do not fight unless you will win."

"If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him."

"To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill."

"When the enemy is at ease, keep him at ease. When desperate, give him a way out."

"Speed is the essence of war."

"The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy."

"Thus, what is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy."

"If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles."

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

"In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity."

"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting."

"Know yourself and know your enemy; in a hundred battles, you will never be defeated."

"All warfare is based on deception."

"Know yourself and know your opponent; in a hundred battles, you will never be defeated"

"Victory is determined before the first battle is fought, through superior planning and knowledge"