The art of war is of vital importance to the state

All warfare is based on deception

Let your rapidity be that of the wind, your compactness that of a forest

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

Subdue the enemy without fighting

To know your enemy, you must become your enemy

Opportunities multiply as they are seized

Who wishes to fight must first count the cost

Know yourself and win battles

The wise warrior avoids the battle

In the midst of chaos, there is opportunity

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

The greatest victory is that which requires no battle

In raiding and plundering be like fire, in immovability like a mountain

Never pressure a desperate enemy

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

If the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things

Anger may in time change to gladness

Never venture, never win

The worst calamities that befall an army arise from hesitation