Everything in strategy is very simple, but that does not mean everything is very easy.

Only great and general battles can produce great results

Criticism exists only to recognize the truth, not to act as judge.

There is nothing more common than to find considerations of supply affecting the strategic lines of a campaign and a war.

War is the domain of physical exertion and suffering.

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

If the enemy is to be coerced, you must put him in a situation that is even more unpleasant than the sacrifice you call on him to make. The hardships of the situation must not be merely transient - at least not in appearance. Otherwise, the enemy would not give in, but would wait for things to improve.