Fashion condemns us to many follies, the greatest is to make oneself its slave.

The only way to lead people is to show them a future: a leader is a dealer in hope.

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.

The object of war is victory, the object of victory is conquest, and the object of conquest is occupation.

I have only one counsel for you - be master.

To write history one must be more than a man, since the author who holds the pen of this great justiciary must be free from all preoccupation of interest or vanity.

No amount of money will induce someone to lay down their life, but they will gladly do so for a bit of yellow ribbon.