War is a conflict of great interests which is settled by bloodshed, and only in that is it different from others.

War is a conflict of great interests which is settled by bloodshed, and only in that is it different from others.

Boldness becomes rarer, the higher the rank.

A certain grasp of military affairs is vital for those in charge of general policy.

Politics is the womb in which war develops - where its outlines already exist in their hidden rudimentary form, like the characteristics of living creatures in their embryos.

We must, therefore, be confident that the general measures we have adopted will produce the results we expect. most important in this connection is the trust which we must have in our lieutenants. consequently, it is important to choose men on whom we can rely and to put aside all other considerations. if we have made appropriate preparations, taking into account all possible misfortunes, so that we shall not be lost immediately if they occur, we must boldly advance into the shadows of uncertainty.

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