Good generals select intelligent officers, thoughtful advisors, and brave subordinates. They oversee their troops like a fierce tiger with wings.

Those who are skilled in combat do notbecome angered, those who are skilled at winning do not become afraid. Thus the wise win before they fight, while the ignorant fight to win.

First organize the inner, then organize the outer ... First organize the great, then organize the small. First organize yourself, and then organize others.

There is no greater weapon than a prepared mind.

The wise win before they fight, while the ignorant fight to win.

An enlightened ruler doesnot worry about people not knowing him; he worriesabout not knowing people.

Do the unexpected, attack the unprepared.

Detach from emotions and desires; get rid of any fixations.

Nothing is harder to see into thanpeoples nature. The sage looks at subtle phenomena and listens tosmall voices. This harmonizes the outside with the inside and the inside with the outside.

The loss of any army is always caused by underestimating the enemy. Therefore gather information and watch the enemy carefully.

What loss is there in dignity, what worry is there of failure?

The depths of her thoughts will have you never wanting to surface for air...

Love comes in seemingly insignificant moments and if you’re not paying attention, you might miss them.

You've got the holy trinity of what a girl wants, she said. Cute, smart, funny. I don't think you realize that.

At home, I love reaching out into that absolute silence, when you can hear the owl or the wind.

Why has everything got to be about feelings these days? In the old days, no one knew what anyone was feeling and, what's more, they weren't expected to.

I am not looking to be understood or liked. Like me or not, I don't care. I am an outsider, that is the way I was brought up.

Make my heart, O heart of the universe, a divine bird that nests only on the throne of God.

Digital ink technology holds substantial promise in terms of legibility, portability, and power consumption, but I am less confident about the communication aspect.

Even hostile parodies admit from the start that the target has a distinct voice.