...as man under pressure tends to give in to physical and intellectual weakness, only great strength of will can lead to the objective.

[...] to introduce into the philosophy of war itself a principle of moderation would be an absurdity

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

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

Close combat, man to man, is plainly to be regarded as the real basis of combat.

In war, where imperfect intelligence, the threat of a catastrophe, and the number of accidents are incomparably greater than any other human endeavor, the amount of missed opportunities, so to speak, is therefore bound to be greater.

By 'intelligence' we mean every sort of information about the enemy and his country - the basis, in short, of our own plans and operations.