Duty is the essence of manhood.

Remember praise is more valuable than blame.

There are three ways that men get what they want; by planning, by working, and by praying. Any great military operation takes careful planning, or thinking. Then you must have well-trained troops to carry it out: that's working. But between the plan and the operation there is always an unknown. That unknown spells defeat or victory, success or failure. It is the reaction of the actors to the ordeal when it actually comes. Some people call that getting the breaks; I call it God. God has His part, or margin in everything, That's where prayer comes in.

Successful generals make plans to fit circumstances, but do not try to create circumstances to fit plans.

The real hero is the man who fights even though he is scared.

Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack.

The reason there are so many tree-lined boulevards in Paris is so the German army can march in the shade.