War is too serious to be entrusted to generals
When a man asks himself what is meant by action he proves he isn't a man of action.
A man who waits to believe in action before acting is anything you like, but he's not a man of action. It is as if a tennis player before returning a ball stopped to think about his views of the physical and mental advantages of tennis. You must act as you breathe.
Generals cannot be trusted with anything, not even with war.
What is said behind my back is said to my ass.
Not to be a socialist at twenty is proof of want of heart; to be one at thirty is proof of want of head.