“Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.”

“When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.”

“The art of war, then, is governed by five constant factors, to be taken into account in one's deliberations, when seeking to determine the conditions obtaining in the field.”

“Thus the expert in battle moves the enemy, and is not moved by him.”

“Those skilled at making the enemy move do so by creating a situation to which he must conform; they entice him with something he is certain to take, and with lures of ostensible profit they await him in strength.”

“Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”

“Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical.”