Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war!
Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons. And they will follow you into the deepest valley.
When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.
The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success is how high you bounce when you hit the bottom.
So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.
If you wish to control others you must first control yourself.
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.
He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.
He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.
I am not a victim. No matter what I have been through, I’m still here. I have a history of victory.
Today is victory over yourself of yesterday; tomorrow is your victory over lesser men.
If you do not control the enemy, the enemy will control you.
The true science of martial arts means practicing them in such a way that they will be useful at any time, and to teach them in such a way that they will be useful in all things.
Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.
A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.
The wise warrior avoids the battle.
If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.
Pain is weakness leaving the body.
I wanted to be a world champion.
In any war, you put your back to mine, I put my back to yours, and let’s do what we gotta do.