“He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight”

“Thus we may know that there are five essentials for victory: 1 He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight. 2 He will win who knows how to handle both superior and inferior forces.3 He will win whose army is animated by the same spirit throughout all its ranks. 4 He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared. 5 He will win who has military capacity and is not interfered with by the sovereign.”

“Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting.”

“To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.”

“One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all.”

“who wishes to fight must first count the cost”

“He will win who knows how to handle both superior and inferior forces.”