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

Plan for what it is difficult while it is easy, do what is great while it is small.

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.

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.

I was full of fire when I was young. I wanted to attack anything.

Go forth and attack, don’t hesitate and wait. For its always yours to win. Take what you want out of life. Is a life truly lived, if a life is without sin?

Life works in mysterious ways and rejection is more a sign of guidance rather than an attack. You have to learn to be patient and open-hearted. Opportunity comes to those who wait.

For women, the best way to defend is to attack, and the best way to attack is a sudden and inexplicable retreat.

Sexual intercourse is a slight attack of apoplexy.

Attacking people with disabilities is the lowest display of power I can think of.

The more things you can approach with an “attack” mindset, the better off you will be.

If you choose to do something, attack it.