The Motivated Gentleman

1. "The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting."

2. "Opportunities multiply as they are seized."

3. "The greatest victory is that which requires no battle."

4. "All warfare is based on deception."

5. "The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses makes but few calculations beforehand."

6. "He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot will be victorious."

7. "The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable."

8. "Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak."

9. "To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill."

10. "The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom."

Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" is a classic treatise on military strategy and tactics, and these quotes often extend their wisdom to various aspects of life, leadership, and strategy beyond the battlefield.