Roger Carmichael

“If we wish to fight, the enemy can be forced to an engagement even though he be sheltered behind a high rampart and a deep ditch. All we need do is attack some other place that he will be obliged to relieve.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“Whoever is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy, will be fresh for the fight; whoever is second in the field and has to hasten to battle will arrive exhausted.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“In a similar way, The Art of War pinpoints anger and greed as fundamental causes of defeat.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War: Complete Texts and Commentaries