Those who are victorious plan effectively and change decisively. They are like a great river that maintains its course but adjusts its flow.
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Sun Tzu
One need not destroy one's enemy. One need only destroy his willingness to engage.
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Sun Tzu
If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.
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Sun Tzu
People can have a long-term life plan only if they know their private property is secure.
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Mencius
He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.
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Mencius
There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.
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Mencius