When the common soldiers are too strong and their officers too weak, the result is INSUBORDINATION.
The Art of WarSo long as victory can be attained, stupid haste is preferable to clever dilatoriness.
The Art of WarDo not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.
The Art of WarIt is best to keep one’s own state intact; to crush the enemy’s state is only second best.
The Art of WarTherefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.
The Art of WarLet your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.
The Art of WarWhen the officers are too strong and the common soldiers too weak, the result is COLLAPSE.
The Art of WarWe cannot enter into alliances until we are acquainted with the designs of our neighbors.
The Art of War