“Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons. And they will follow you into the deepest valley.”

Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.

Anger may in time change to gladness; vexation may be succeeded by content. But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life.

The opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.

Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.

He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight

If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.

To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy.

Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will.

Thus the expert in battle moves the enemy, and is not moved by him.

He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.

Foreknowledge cannot be gotten from ghosts and spirits, cannot be had by analogy, cannot be found out by calculation. It must be obtained from people, people who know the conditions of the enemy.

Convince your enemy that he will gain very little by attacking you; this will diminish his enthusiasm.

In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.

When one treats people with benevolence, justice, and righteoousness, and reposes confidence in them, the army will be united in mind and all will be happy to serve their leaders.

Water shapes its course according to the nature of the ground over which it flows; the soldier works out his victory in relation to the foe whom he is facing.

Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day.

Lord knows dreams are hard to follow, but don’t let anyone tear them away.

If you’re not thinking for yourself, then you’re following-not leading.

Mastery is not a question of genetics of luck, but of following your natural inclinations and the deep desires that stirs you from within.

Sex is like washing your face – just something you do because you have to. Sex without love is absolutely ridiculous. Sex follows love, it never precedes it.

I have not looked at a newspaper in twenty years; if one is brought into the room, I flee. This is not because I am indifferent but because one cannot follow every road.

We must complain. Yes, plain, blunt complaint, ceaseless agitation, unfailing exposure of dishonesty and wrong – this is the ancient, unerring way to liberty and we must follow it.

If you get an impulse in a scene, no matter how wrong it seems, follow the impulse. It might be something and if it ain’t – take two!

When being unable to differentiate a good from a bad decision: it has become time to follow your heart.