(noun) The science and art of military command as applied to the overall planning and conduct of warfare.
"Be where your enemy is not."
"Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day."
"Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home."
"One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all."
"Every battle is won before it’s ever fought."
"But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life."
"Rouse him, and learn the principle of his activity or inactivity. Force him to reveal himself, so as to find out his vulnerable spots."
"He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared."
"If you fight with all your might, there is a chance of life; where as death is certain if you cling to your corner."
"He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious."
"Knowing the enemy enables you to take the offensive, knowing yourself enables you to stand on the defensive."
"If there is disturbance in the camp, the general's authority is weak."