THE RED KNIGHT'S DOGMA

War is won by those with the best planning, strategy, and tactics, regardless of the apparent odds.  Any fool can snatch defeat from the jaws of victory with fortune's aid.  Only a master strategists can ensure victory and that is will last.

 War is a series of battles.  Losing a battle does not necessarily indicate the war is lost.  Seek out your opponent's weaknesses and recognize your own; avoid an opponent's strengths and play to your own.  Only by focusing one's own strengths on one's opponent's vulnerabilities can triumph be ensured.

In times of war prepare for peace; in times of peace prepare for war.  Seek out your enemy's enemies as allies, and be prepared to compromise.  Life is an endless series of skirmishes with occasional outbreaks of war.  Be ready--and have a contingency plan.