The enemy must be annihilated before he reaches our main battlefield. We must stop him in the water, destroying all his equipment while it is still afloat!

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

In view of my services in Africa, I have the chance of dying by poison. Two generals have brought it with them. It is fatal in three seconds. If I take the poison, none of the usual steps will be taken against my family; that is, against you. They will also leave my staff alone.

In the absence of orders, go find something and kill it.

It is often possible to decide the issue of a battle merely by making an unexpected shift of one's main weight.

Sweat saves blood, blood saves lives, but brains saves both.

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