The 5 Rules of Combat

The Five Rules of Combat

Paulo Coelho, from the Manual of the Light Warrior ("Manual del Guerrero de la Luz")
Original in Spanish, translation.

The light warrior must remember always the five rules of combat, written by Chuan Tzu three thousand years ago.

Faith: before engaging in battle, he has to believe the motive for fighting.
Companion: he chooses his allies and learns to fight with company, because nobody wins a war alone.
Time: a fight in winter is different from a fight in summer, a good warrior pays attention to the adequate moment to enter in combat.
Space: It is not the same to fight on a narrow pass than to fight on a plain. Consider what is around you, and the best way to move.
Strategy: the best warrior is he who plans his combat.