"Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate."

"Nothing is more difficult than the art of maneuvering for advantageous positions."

"If you are near the enemy, make him believe you are far from him. If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near."

"To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting."

"Appraise war in terms of the fundamental factors. The first of these factors is moral influence."

"The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities...It is best to win without fighting."

"Love and magic have a great deal in common. They enrich the soul, delight the heart. And they both take practice."

"American youth attributes much more importance to arriving at driver's license age than at voting age."

"Getting kicked out of the American Bar Association is like getting kicked out of the Book-of-the-Month-Club."

"You can buy a pretty good dog with a lot of money, but you can't buy the wag of its tail."

"If you cannot lift the load off another's back, do not walk away. Try to lighten it."

"Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?"