In war, resolution; in defeat, defiance; in victory, magnanimity.
Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster.
In war, there are no unwounded soldiers.
There is no instance of a nation benefiting from prolonged warfare.
The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him.
Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
There is no hunting like the hunting of man, and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never care for anything else thereafter.
I am prepared to meet anyone, but whether anyone is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.
The only real power comes out of a long rifle.
The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.
It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it.
Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid.
It is not enough to win a war; it is more important to organize the peace.
I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.
A good battle plan that you act on today can be better than a perfect one tomorrow.
The most dangerous strategy is to jump a chasm in two leaps.
Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.
I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life.
Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.