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

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

The German soldier has impressed the world, however the Italian Bersagliere soldier has impressed the German soldier.

Don't fight a battle if you don't gain anything by winning.

If I had to take hell, I would use the Australians to take it and the New Zealanders to hold it.

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.