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The First And Most Important Rule To Observe...is To Use Our Entire Forces With The Utmost Energy. The Second Rule Is To Concentrate Our Power As Much As Possible Against That Section Where The Chief Blows Are To Be Delivered And To Incur Disadvantages Elsewhere, So That Our Chances Of Success May Increase At The Decisive Point. The Third Rule Is Never To Waste Time. Finally, The Fourth Rule Is To Follow Up Our Successes With The Utmost Energy. Only Pursuit Of The Beaten Enemy Gives The Fruits Of Victory.

The Very Nature Of Interactions Is Bound To Make It Unpredictable.

Just As Some Plants Bear Fruit Only If They Don't Shoot Up Too High, So In Practical Arts The Leaves And Flowers Of Theory Must Be Pruned And The Plant Kept Close To Its Proper Soil- Experience.

Close Combat, Man To Man, Is Plainly To Be Regarded As The Real Basis Of Combat.

Everything In Strategy Is Very Simple, But That Does Not Mean Everything Is Very Easy.