Roger Carmichael

“it is better to recapture an army entire than to destroy it, to capture a regiment, a detachment or a company entire than to destroy them.”
― 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

“Confucius said, “People may have the finest talents, but if they are arrogant and stingy, their other qualities are not worthy of consideration.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War: Complete Texts and Commentaries

“The captured soldiers should be kindly treated and kept.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War