"Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win."

"Appear at points which the enemy must hasten to defend; march swiftly to places where you are not expected."

"You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended."

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

"Hence that general is skillful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skillful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack. "

"The spot where we intend to fight must not be made known; for then the enemy will have to prepare against a possible attack at several different points;

and his forces being thus distributed in many directions, the numbers we shall have to face at any given point will be proportionately few."

"For should the enemy strengthen his van, he will weaken his rear; should he strengthen his rear, he will weaken his van; should he strengthen his left, he will weaken his right; should he strengthen his right, he will weaken his left. If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak."

"All warfare is based on deception."

-Sun Tzu