A battle won is a battle which we will not acknowledge to be lost.

In tactics, action is the governing rule of war.

School is a building that has four walls-with tomorrow inside. Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds. There are many ways of going forward, but there is only one way of standing still. A lot of us would like to move mountains, but few of us are willing to practice on small hills. Doing your best is more important than being the best. Giant oak trees started out as little nuts. The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.

Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value.

One is defeated only when one accepts defeat.

Regulations are all very well for drill, but in the hour of danger they are no more use. You have to learn to think.

All the same, the fundamental truths which govern that art are still unchangeable; just as the principles of mechanics must always govern architecture, whether the building be made of wood, stone, iron or concrete; just as the principles of harmony govern music of whatever kind. It is still necessary, then, to establish the principles of war.