Sun Bin’s famous aphorisms in The Art of War are as follows:

1. Rewards should not be exceeded, and punishments should not be repaid.

From Pre-Qin Dynasty's "Sun Bin's Art of War: General Virtue". Exceed the day, exceed the day. To return the favor, to turn the other cheek, means that the time is extremely short. Rewards or punishments must be timely. It is said that rewards and punishments in the army must be timely and cannot be delayed, otherwise morale will be affected.

2. If the city is small but strong, there is a sense of responsibility; if there are few soldiers but a strong army, there is justice.

From the pre-Qin Dynasty's "Sun Bin's Art of War: Seeing the Mighty King". The reason why the city is small but can be defended strongly is because it has sufficient reserves of food and grass; the reason why the city is small but strong in combat effectiveness is because justice is in hand and morality is on my side. This talks about the importance of having sufficient food and justice in war. Nothing can be seen when I go out, the plain is covered with white bones. There is a hungry woman on the road, holding her child and abandoning it in the grass.

3. Those who are good at fighting will know their weaknesses if they see the enemy's strengths; if they see the enemy's shortcomings, they will know what they have left.

From the pre-Qin Dynasty's "Sun Bin's Art of War Qizheng". Of, of. Strength refers to advantages and strengths. The shortcomings refer to weaknesses and shortcomings. What is lacking refers to weakness.

All surplus refers to advantages and strengths. Those who are good at using troops to fight will be able to deduce the enemy's weaknesses when they see their strengths; they will be able to understand their strengths when they see the enemy's shortcomings. This means that in war, we must be good at reasoning and analyzing the enemy's situation from superficial phenomena, so as to use our own strengths to overcome the enemy's weaknesses.

4. A good person can make the enemy curl up and move away, go twice as long as possible, and be tired and sick without rest, and hungry and thirsty without food.

From the pre-Qin Dynasty's "Sun Bin's Art of War: The Good Man". Those who are good at using soldiers can make the enemy roll up their armor and flee without fighting. They can make them travel day and night so that they can't rest or eat when they are hungry or thirsty.

This means that when using troops, one must be good at moving the enemy, making the enemy exhausted, and consuming the enemy's strength during the movement, so that he will be defeated without fighting. In today's terms, we must lead the enemy by the nose and obey my command.