Be an example to your men, in your duty and in private life. Never spare yourself, and let the troops see that you don't in your endurance of fatigue and privation. Always be tactful and well-mannered and teach your subordinates to do the same. Avoid excessive sharpness or harshness of voice, which usually indicates the man who has shortcomings of his own to hide.

It's better for one to die than for all of us to be killed in a shooting affray. Anyway, we've practically no ammunition.

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

The organization of supplies, the command of men, anything in any way constructive requires more than intellect; it requires energy and drive and an unrelenting will to serve the cause, regardless of one's personal interests.

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

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

But courage which goes against military expediency is stupidity, or, if it is insisted upon by a commander, irresponsibility.