Avoid Self-righteousness Like The Devil-

The Effect To Be Sought Is The Dislocation Of The Opponent's Mind And Dispositions - Such An Effect Is The True Gauge Of An Indirect Approach.

The Most Dangerous Error Is Failure To Recognize Our Own Tendency To Error.

The Nearer The Cutting Off Point Lies To The Main Force Of The Enemy, The More Immediate The Effect; Whereas The Closer To The Strategic Base It Takes Place, The Greater The Effect.

If You Find Your Opponent In A Strong Position Costly To Force, You Should Leave Him A Line Of Retreat As The Quickest Way Of Loosening His Resistance. It Should, Equally, Be A Principle Of Policy, Especially In War, To Provide Your Opponent With A Ladder By Which He Can Climb Down.

The Higher Level Of Grand Strategy [is] That Of Conducting War With A Far-sighted Regard To The State Of The Peace That Will Follow.