I would rather be the hammer than the anvil
In the absence of orders, go find something and kill it.
The commander must establish personal and comradely contact with his men, but without giving away one inch of authority.
The best form of welfare for the troops is first-rate training.
The battle is fought and decided by the quartermasters, long before the shooting begins.
Always in a moment of extreme danger things can be done which had previously been thought impossible.