The only thing I am afraid of is fear.
The French system of conscription brings together a fair sample of all classes; ours is composed of the scum of the earth - the mere scum of the earth. It is only wonderful that we should be able to make so much out of them afterwards.
Nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won.
Hard pounding, gentlemen. Let's see who pounds the longest.
It is not the business of generals to shoot one another.
When other Generals make mistakes their armies are beaten; when I get into a hole, my men pull me out of it.