Of all the passions that inspire a man in a battle, none, we have to admit, is so powerful and so constant as the longing for honor and reknown.

In the whole range of human activities, war most closely resembles a game of cards.

Blood is the price of victory

Knowledge in war is very simple, being concerned with so few subjects, and only with their final results at that. But this does not make its application easy.

There are cases in which the greatest daring is the greatest wisdom.

Blind aggressiveness would destroy the attack itself, not the defense.

Only great and general battles can produce great results