A commander in chief ought to say to himself several times a day: If the enemy should appear on my front, on my right, on my left, what would I do? And if the question finds him uncertain, he is not well placed, he is not as he should be, and he should remedy it.

I fear three newspapers more than a hundred thousand bayonets.

Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.

Leaders have to be dealers in hope.

One must learn to forgive and not to hold a hostile, bitter attitude of mind, which offends those about us and prevents us from enjoying ourselves. One must recognize human shortcomings and adjust himself to them rather than to be constantly finding fault with them.

Necessity dominates inclination, will, and right.

There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit.