So long as victory can be attained,   stupid haste is preferable to clever dilatoriness.

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.

The mouse that fears the trap has already been trapped.

Read. Read. Read. Just don't read one type of book. Read different books by various authors so that you develop different style.

If I'd spoken, even just one word, I would have never been able to hold back what I feel for you. You would have run.

If you knew how cowardly your enemy is you would slap him.

People are more than the worst thing they have ever done in their lives.

The more a leader is in the habit of demanding from his men, the surer he will be that his demands will be answered.

It's no wonder there is a mad scramble for victim status on many campuses today. It confers authority and prestige.

History has to move in a certain direction, even if it has to be pushed that way by neurotics.

First name: Mister; middle name: period; last name T.

To believe with certainty, we must begin with doubting.