Sun Tzu says, "A wise general lawyer reads the rules of war court."

Steve at Virginia Appellate News & Analysis interviews Sun Tzu on The Art of Appellate War.

One of Sun Tzu's maxims is "In war, let your great object be victory, not lengthy campaigns."

In the sprit of Steve's clever post, I might paraphrase that as "In appeals, let your great object be persuasion, not lengthy briefs."