Be discreet in all things, and so render it unnecessary to be mysterious about any.

I used to say of him that his presence on the field made the difference of forty thousand men.

When other Generals make mistakes their armies are beaten; when I get into a hole, my men pull me out of it.

God deliver me from my friends! I'll take care of my enemies myself.

Victory is the ability to fight five minutes longer than any other army in the world.

Habit is ten times nature.

I have got an infamous army, very weak and ill-equipped, and a very inexperienced staff.