True Warriors Are Fierce Because Their Training

There Is Timing In Everything. Timing In Strategy Cannot Be Mastered Without A Great Deal Of Practice.

Perception Is Strong And Sight Weak. In Strategy It Is Important To See Distant Things As If They Were Close And To Take A Distanced View Of Close Things.

Do Not Sleep Under A Roof. Carry No Money Or Food. Go Alone To Places Frightening To The Common Brand Of Men. Become A Criminal Of Purpose. Be Put In Jail, And Extricate Yourself By Your Own Wisdom.

If There Is A Way Involving The Spirit Of Not Being Defeated, To Help Oneself And Gain Honour, It Is The Way Of Strategy.

No Man Is Invincible, And Therefore No Man Can Fully Understand That Which Would Make Him Invincible. Even With Complete And Thorough Study There Is Always The Possibility Of Being Defeated And Although One May Be Expert In A Particular Form, Mastery Is Something A Man Never Stops Seeking To Attain.