I am convinced that much more emphasis should be placed on history. The purpose of history is to learn how human beings react when exposed to the danger of wounds or death.

Make your plans to fit the circumstances.

There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.

Remember praise is more valuable than blame.

A man must know his destiny. if he does not recognize it, then he is lost.

It is only by doing things others have not that one can advance.

Many soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.