If teachers followed these essentials would they become better teachers, and the classroom a better environment for learning? Not that the classroom should be considered a war zone (though it often feels that way), I can't help but think that these essentials are applicable with a little adaptation to the modern classroom. Try replacing army, enemy, and military with classroom terms like student(s), then replace suffering with administration/policy. What does it sound like to you?
"5 Essentials for Victory
1. He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.
2. He will win who knows how to handle both superior and inferior forces.
3. He will win who's army is animated by the same spirit throughout all its ranks.
4. He will win who prepared himself waits to take the enemy unprepared.
5. He will win who has military capacity and is not interfered with by the suffering.
If you know the enemy and you know yourself, you need not fear the result of 100 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."
