One must not judge everyone in the world by his qualities as a soldier: otherwise we should have no civilization.

War makes extremely heavy demands on the soldier's strength and nerves. For this reason, make heavy demands on your men in peacetime exercises.

Men are basically smart or dumb and lazy or ambitious. The dumb and ambitious ones are dangerous and I get rid of them. The dumb and lazy ones I give mundane duties. The smart ambitious ones I put on my staff. The smart and lazy ones I make my commanders.

Always in a moment of extreme danger things can be done which had previously been thought impossible.

Good soldiers, bad officers; however don't forget that without them we would not have any Civilization.

The battle is fought and decided by the quartermasters, long before the shooting begins.

Mortal danger is an effective antidote for fixed ideas.