Life that only a few hours before had glowed with enthusiasm and exultation, suddenly paled and sickened.

Life that only a few hours before had glowed with enthusiasm and exultation, suddenly paled and sickened.

I saw a great many men die afterwards, some suffering horribly, but I do not recall any death that affected me quite so much as that of this first victim in my platoon.

Courage, energy and patience are the virtues which appeal to my heart.

Genius is an overused word. The world has known only about a half dozen geniuses. I got only fairly near.

Although I had resigned my commission as an officer two years before, I immediately left Switzerland, accompanied by my wife, in order to report for duty. As it happened, a wire reached me a day later calling me to the colors.

The moral effect of the thundering of one's own artillery is most extraordinary, and many of us thought that we had never heard any more welcome sound than the deep roaring and crashing that started in at our rear