"Think fast. And if that doesn't work, think faster. Those who anger you, own you. I always keep my word." Boba Fett

"Who's the more foolish, the fool, or the fool who follows him?" Obi-wan Kenobi

"I am that grips the heart in fright, hearkens night and silences the light." Ajunta Pall

"If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle."

--Sun Tzu The Art of War

The mimic fight, and sweat with spear and sword:
And through the discipline such nurture yields,
Shall flourish as the flower of martial fields.
- Ludovico Ariosto, 1523

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"All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy beleive we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near."

"The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected."

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

"If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them. If sovereign and subject are in accord, put division between them. Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected."

"The victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory."

"As if it were a straight road mapped out on the ground, the first book is called the Ground book."

"Do nothing which is of no use."

"You should not have a favourite weapon. To become over-familiar with one weapon is as much a fault as not knowing it sufficiently well."

"Second is the Water book. With water as the basis, the spirit becomes like water. Water adopts the shape of its receptacle, it is sometimes a trickle and sometimes a wild sea. Water has a clear blue colour. By the clarity, things of Ichi school are shown in this book."

"Do not let the enemy see your spirit."

"Step by step walk the thousand-mile road."

"In strategy your spiritual bearing must not be any different from normal. Both in fighting and in everyday life you should be determined though calm."

"Third is the Fire book. This book is about fighting."

"You cannot profit from small techniques, particularly when full armour is worn."

"Examine your environment."

"Chase [the enemy] towards awkward places, and try to keep him with his back to awkward places."

"The first [method] is to forestall him by attacking. This is called Ken No Sen (to set him up)."

"Another method is to forestall him as he attacks. This is called Tai No Sen (to wait for the initiative)."

"The other method is when you and the enemy attack together. This is called Tai Tai No Sen (to accompany him and forestall him)."

"Everything can collapse. Houses, bodies, and enemies collapse when their rhythm becomes deranged."

"Many things are said to be passed on. Sleepiness can be passed on, and yawning can be passed on. Time can be passed on also."

"Many things can cause a loss of balance. One cause is danger, another is hardship, and another is surprise. You must research this."

"The true Way of sword fencing is the craft of defeating the enemy in a fight, and nothing other than this."

"Fourthly the Wind book. This book is not concerned with my Ichi school but with other schools of strategy."

"Some other schools have a liking for extra-long swords. From the point of view of my strategy these must been seen as weak schools."

"Whenever you cross swords with an enemy you must not think of cutting him either strongly or weakly; just think of cutting and killing him."

"To aim for the enemy's unguarded moment is completely defensive, and undesirable at close quarters with the enemy."

"Speed is not part of the true Way of strategy. Speed implies that things seem fast or slow, according to whether or not they are in rhythm. Whatever the Way, the master of strategy does not appear fast."

"Fifthly, the book of the Void. By Void I mean that which has no beginning and no end."

"People in this world look at things mistakenly, and think that what they do not understand must be the void. This is not the true void. It is bewilderment."

"When your spirit is not in the least clouded, when the clouds of bewilderment clear away, there is the true void."

"In the void is virtue, and no evil. Wisdom has existence, principle has existence, the Way has existence, spirit is nothingness."