“The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses makes but few calculations beforehand”

Time is the best decision maker

Being a Warrior doesn’t mean participating in wars
Participating in wars doesn’t mean being a Warrior

If you can not gather your trustworthy around you, then make those around you trustworthy

Yet the purpose of war is not battle at all. It is a more perfect peace. To attain peace, a belligerent must break the will of the enemy people to wage war