If soldiers were to begin to think, not one of them would remain in the army.

Every man must get to Heaven his own way.

A German singer! I should as soon expect to get pleasure from the neighing of my horse.

The more I see of men, the better I like my dog.

A man with his heart in his profession imagines and finds resources where the worthless and lazy despair.

Great advantage is drawn from knowledge of your adversary, and when you know the measure of his intelligence and character, you can use it to play on his weakness.

Many battles have been fought and won by soldiers nourished on beer, and the King does not believe that coffee-drinking soldiers can be relied upon to endure hardships in case of another war.