There is one unalterable difference between a soldier and a civilian: the civilian never does more than he is paid to do.

Training errors are recorded on paper. Tactical errors are etched in stone.

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

The battle is going very heavily against us. We're being crushed by the enemy weight. We are facing very difficult days, perhaps the most difficult that a man can undergo

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

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

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