In war as in love, to bring matters to a close, you must get close together.
It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr.
Nothing is so contrary to military rules as to make the strength of your army known, either in the orders of the day, in proclamations, or in the newspapers.
Battles are lost or won in 15 minutes
I may lose a battle but I will never lose a minute.
I am the successor, not of Louis XVI, but of Charlemagne.