Don't think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. The cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men.

Soyons fermes, purs et fidèles ; au bout de nos peines, il y a la plus grande gloire du monde, celle des hommes qui n'ont pas cédé. [Let us be firm, pure and faithful; at the end of our sorrow, there is the greatest glory of the world, that of the men who did not give in.]

The Jews remain what they have been at all times: an elite people, self-confident and domineering.

Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.

Victory often goes to the army that makes the least mistakes, not the most brilliant plans.

It's better to have a bad plan then no plan at all.

Today we are crushed by the sheer weight of the mechanized forces hurled against us, but we can still look to the future in which even greater mechanized forces will bring us victory. Therein lies the destiny of the world.