But the main point is that soldiers, after fighting for some time, are apt to be like burned-out cinders. They have shot off their ammunition, their numbers have been diminished, their strength and their morale are drained, and possibly their courage has vanished as well. As an organic whole, quite apart from their loss in numbers, they are far from being what they were before the action; and thus the amount of reserves spent is an accurate measure on the loss of morale.

Every age has its own kind of war, its own limiting conditions and its own peculiar preconceptions.

To achieve victory we must mass our forces at the hub of all power & movement. The enemy's 'Center of Gravity'

Four elements make up the climate of war: danger, exertion, uncertainty and chance.

War is the domain of physical exertion and suffering.

There is only one decisive victory: the last.

Principles and rules are intended to provide a thinking man with a frame of reference.