Defense is for times of insufficiency, attack is for times of surplus.
Chapter 4: "Formation"
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Therefore, I have heard of military operations that were clumsy but swift, but I have never seen one that was skillful and lasted a long time. It is never beneficial to a nation to have a military operation continue for a long time.
Chapter 2: "On Waging Battle"
When they are fulfilled, be prepared against them; when they are strong, avoid them.
Chapter 1: "On Assessments"
Those who know these things can be certain of victory by the force of their momentum.
Chapter 9: "Maneuvering Armies"
Therefore, the expert in using the military subdues the enemy's forces without going to battle, takes the enemy's walled cities without launching an attack, and crushes the enemy's state without a protracted war.
Chapter 3: "Planning the Attack"
If you lash out in personal rage, threatening neighbors with violence, then in the end you bring destruction on yourself.
Chapter 3: "The nine kinds of terrain"
This means being so subtle as to be imperceptible, and to be able to change suddenly like a mysterious spirit.
Chapter 6: "Emptiness and Fullness"
The victory that can be known is up to you, meaning that you are prepared. The victory that cannot be manufactured is up to the opponent, meaning that the opponent has no form.
Chapter 4: "Formation"
Various people have different explanations of what is orthodox and what is unorthodox. Orthodoxy and unorthodoxy are not fixed, but are like a cycle.
Chapter 5: "Strategic Advance"
On intersectingg ground, if you establish alliances, you are safe; if you lose alliances, you are in peril.
Chapter 11: "The nine kinds of terrain"
Use humility to make them haughty.
Chapter 1: "On Assesments"
When the speed of rushing water reaches the point where it can move boulders, this is the force of momentum. When the speed of a hawk is such that it can strike and kill, this is precision. So it is with skillful warriors - their force is swift, their precision is close.
Chapter 5: "Strategic Advance"
Those who discern when to use many or few troops are victorious.
Chapter 3: "Planning the Attack"
What causes opponents to come of their own accord is the prospect of gain.
Chapter 6: "Emptinness and Fullness"
When there are murmurings, lapses in duties, and extended conversations, the loyalty of the group has been lost.
Chapter 9: "Maneuvering Armites"
Discipline means organization, chain of command, and logistics.
Chapter 1: "On Assessments"
Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness.
Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness.
Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate.
Chapter 6: "Emptieness and Fullness"
If you calculate your power to be less than that of the opponent, then strengthen your defense, do not go out and get your edge snapped.
Chapter 3: "Planning the Attack"
Everyone likes security
and dislikes danger.
Chapter 7: "Armed Contest"
Take care of physical health and stay where there are plenty of resources. When there is no sickness in the army, it is said to be invincible.
Chapter 9: "Maneuvering Armies"
Do something for or against them, making opponents turn their attention to it, so that you can find out their patterns of aggressive and defensive behavior.
Chapter 6: "Emptiness and Fullness"
Only when you know every detail of the lay of the land can you maneuver and contend.
Chapter 7: "Armed Contest"
The small cannot stand up to the large - this means that if a small country does not assess its power and dares to become the enemy of a large country, no matter how firm its defences be, it will inevitably become a captive nation.
Chapter 3: "Planning the Attack"
This means guiding them by instruction and direction. Danger means distrust.
Capter 1: "On Assesments"
The comprehensiveness of adaptive movement is limitless.
Chapter 5: "Strategic Advance"
To unify people's ears and eyes means to make people look and listen in concert so that they do not become confused and disorderly. Signals are used to indicate directions and prevent individuals from going off by themselves.
Chapter 7: "Armed Contest"
Adaptations to different grounds, advantages of contraction and expansion, patterns of human feelings and contradictions - these must be examined.
Chapter 11: "The nine kinds of Terrain"
Those whose words are humble while they increase war preparations are going to advance. Those whose words are strong and who advance aggressively are going to retreat.
Chapter 9: "Maneuvering Armies"
If you know yourself but not the other, or if you know the other but not yourself, in either case you cannot be sure of victory.
Chapter 10: "The Terrain"
Harmony among people is thhe basis of the Way of military operations; the right weater and an advantageous position help.
Chapter 1: "On assessments"
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