Do not forget your dogs of war, your big guns, which are the most-to-be respected arguments of the rights of kings.

Rascals, do you want to live forever?

They say that kings are made in the image of God. If that is what he looks like, I feel sorry for God.

Without supplies no army is brave.

The most certain way of ensuring victory is to march briskly and in good order against the enemy, always endeavouring to gain ground.

A defensive war is apt to betray us into too frequent detachment. Those generals who have had but little experience attempt to protect every point, while those who are better acquainted with their profession, having only the capital object in view, guard against a decisive blow, and acquiesce in small misfortunes to avoid greater.

An army, like a serpent, travels on its belly.