- "In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to understand the enemy's country in good condition and order. Crushing and destroying is not good."

- "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles."

- "Treat your soldiers as your beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death."

"This little booklet contains so much about the principles of strategy and tactics that I could not include in twenty of my own books."
(Sir Basil Liddell Hart)