Those skilled in warfare move the enemy, and are not moved by the enemy. - Sun Tzu

There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must not be attacked, towns which must not be besieged, positions which must not be contested, commands of the sovereign which must not be obeyed.

Hiding order beneath the cloak of disorder is simply a question of subdivision; concealing courage
under a show of timidity presupposes a fund of latent energy; masking strength with weakness is to
be effected by tactical dispositions.

The best military policy is to attack strategies; the next to attack alliances; the next to attack soldiers.