Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.

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

the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.

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

Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.

Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.

He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.

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

Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.

When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.

Great results, can be achieved with small forces.

El infierno es saber que tenías tan poca fe en mi amor que estabas dispuesta a condenarme a la agonía de por vida.

We may only ever have one great, passionate love, but sometimes it’s best to leave that kind of love in the past. A love like that can’t last forever.

Stylistically speaking, Barack Obama could hardly be further from Jimmy Carter if he really had been born in Kenya.

From mere success nothing can be concluded in favor of any nation upon whom it is bestowed.

Whatever brawls disturb the street, There should be peace at home.

I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done since I grew old and wary enough to detect its presence.

Writing just for the hell of it is heaven.

Bands that I've loved over the years are the ones that have a certain myth around them.

But I guessed she would never stop wanting more for me, more from me. Maybe that's what mothers did.

People do not consciously and rationally choose the form of their society. Societies develop through processes of social evolution that are not under rational human control.