No campaign plan survives first contact with the enemy

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

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.

The very nature of interactions is bound to make it unpredictable.

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

To be practical, any plan must take account of the enemy's power to frustrate it.

Boldness will be at a disadvantage only in an encounter with deliberate caution, which may be considered bold in its own right, and is certainly just as powerful and effective; but such cases are rare.