A man must know his destiny.

Let us not mourn that such men died, but rejoice that such men lived.

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

Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge.

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

A civil servant is sometimes like a broken cannon - it won't work and you can't fire it.

Never draw a gun on a man unless you intend to kill him. And believe me, if you do intend to kill him he will already know it. Then he will feel the cold breath of the tomb.