Remember that the enemy is just as frightened as you are and probably more so. They are not supermen

...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.

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.

You cannot be disciplined in great things and undisciplined in small things.

Success demands a high level of logistical and organizational competence.

To be a successful soldier you must know history. . . . What you must know is how man reacts. Weapons change but man who uses them changes not at all. To win battles you do not beat weapons - you beat the soul of man of the enemy man.

War is an art and as such is not susceptible of explanation by fixed formula