"For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill."

"When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move."

"There are not more than five primary colors, yet in combination they produce more hues than can ever be seen."

"What enables the wise sovereign and the good general to strike and conquer, and achieve things beyond the reach of ordinary men, is foreknowledge."

"The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin."