To Win Any Battle, You Must Fight

There Is Timing In The Whole Life Of The Warrior, In His Thriving And Declining, In His Harmony And Discord. Similarly, There Is Timing In The Way Of The Merchant, In The Rise And Fall Of Capital. All Things Entail Rising And Falling Timing. You Must Be Able To Discern This.

The Primary Thing When You Take A Sword In Your Hands Is Your Intention To Cut The Enemy, Whatever The Means. Whenever You Parry, Hit, Spring, Strike Or Touch The Enemy's Cutting Sword, You Must Cut The Enemy In The Same Movement. It Is Essential To Attain This. If You Think Only Of Hitting, Springing, Striking Or Touching The Enemy, You Will Not Be Able Actually To Cut Him.

When You Have Attained The Way Of Strategy There Will Be Nothing That You Cannot Understand. You Will See The Way In Everything.

Crossing At A Ford Occurs Often In A Man's Lifetime. It Means Setting Sail Even Though Your Friends Stay In Harbour, Knowing The Route, Knowing The Soundness Of Your Ship And The Favour Of The Day.

By Knowing Things That Exist, You Can Know That Which Does Not Exist.