Independent thinking is not encouraged in a professional Army. It is a form of mutiny. Obedience is the supreme virtue.

Explain to me again the difference between superstitious beliefs or pagan incantations, and scientific ones. Be braver - you cannot cross a chasm in two small jumps.

There is nothing so fatal to character as half finished tasks.

Liberty is not merely a privilege to be conferred; it is a habit to be acquired.

One day while Lloyd George was making a political speech before a big crowd, a heckler yelled, "Wait a minute, Mr. George. Isn't it true your grandfather used to peddle tinware around here in an oxcart hauled by a donkey?" Lloyd George replied, "I digress just a moment and thank the gentlemen for calling that to my attention. It is true, my dear old grandfather used to peddle tinware with an old cart and a donkey. As a matter of fact, after this meeting is over, if my friend will come with me, I will show him that old cart, but I never knew until this minute what became of the ass."

Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.

A body of 500 men chosen at random from amongst the unemployed.