“If there is disturbance in the camp, the general's authority is weak. ”

“When the general is weak and without authority; when his orders are not clear and distinct; when there are no fixed duties assigned to officers and men, and the ranks are formed in a slovenly haphazard manner, the result is utter disorganization.”

“Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.”

“If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.”

“So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.”

“Order or disorder depends on organisation; courage or cowardice on circumstances; strength or weakness on dispositions.”

“When the officers are too strong and the common soldiers too weak, the result is COLLAPSE.”