To be practical, any plan must take account of the enemy's power to frustrate it.

Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory; even more are false, and most are uncertain.

There are very few men-and they are the exceptions-who are able to think and feel beyond the present moment

The majority of people are timid by nature, and that is why they constantly exaggerate danger. all influences on the military leader, therefore, combine to give him a false impression of his opponent's strength, and from this arises a new source of indecision.

Modern wars are seldom fought without hatred between nations; this serves more or less as a substitute for hatred between individuals.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

Given the same amount of intelligence, timidity will do a thousand times more damage than audacity