A man must know his destiny… if he does not recognize it, then he is lost. By this I mean, once, twice, or at the very most, three times, fate will reach out and tap a man on the shoulder… if he has the imagination, he will turn around and fate will point out to him what fork in the road he should take, if he has the guts, he will take it.

In war nothing is impossible, provided you use audacity.

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.

Few men are killed by the bayonet, many are scared by it. Bayonets should be fixed when the fire fight starts

No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.

There is a great deal of talk about loyalty from the bottom to the top. Loyalty from the top down is even more necessary and much less prevalent. One of the most frequently noted characteristics of great men who have remained great is loyalty to their subordinates.

The only way you get on in this profession is to have the reputation of doing what you are told as thoroughly as possible.