Which would your men rather be, tired, or dead?

There are always times where the place of a commander isn't back with his Major State, but onward with his troops.

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

A risk is a chance you take; if it fails you can recover. A gamble is a chance taken; if it fails, recovery is impossible.

One cannot permit unique opportunities to slip by for the sake of trifles.

Which would your men rather be, tired, or dead?

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