You can ensure the safety of your defense if you only hold positions that cannot be attacked.

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.

I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow, than a man swear he loves me.

I don't profess any re

Forgive and be happy.

Walls don't fall without effort.

The knowledge and reason speak, ignorance and error shout.

We should be more modest in our belief that we can impose democracy on a country through military force.

The trouble with a free market economy is that it requires so many policemen to make it work.

There is no other art with as great a democratic capacity as photography.

And I Jack, the Pumpkin King, have grown so tired of the same old thing.

Of course one always has to follow international law. This was also the case in Crimea. According to the Charter of the United Nations, every people has the right to self-determination.