It is even better to act quickly and err than to hesitate until the time of action is past.

The bloody solution of the crisis, the effort for the destruction of the enemy's forces, is the first-born son of war.

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

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.

Be audacious and cunning in your plans, firm and persevering in their execution, determined to find a glorious end.

Boldness becomes rarer, the higher the rank.

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