Success is not getting to the top - but how you bounce up from the bottom that counts.
It is the cold glitter of the attacker's eye not the point of the questing bayonet that breaks the line.
Coward: someone who in a bad situation thinks with his feet
Lack of orders is no excuse for inaction.
The most difficult thing about being humble is not being able to brag about it.
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.