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

In case of doubt, push on just a little further and then keep on pushing.

...It is a proud privilege to be a soldier – a good soldier … [with] discipline, self-respect, pride in his unit and his country, a high sense of duty and obligation to comrades and to his superiors, and a self confidence born of demonstrated ability.

Officers must be made to care for their men. That is the sole duty of all officers.

In the space of two days I had evolved two plans, wholly distinct, both of which were equally feasible. The point I am trying to bring out is that one does not plan and then try to make circumstances fit those plans. One tries to make plans fit the circumstances.

When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty.

So let us do real fighting, boring in and gouging, biting.