I pay attention only to what people do or say. I never pay attention to what they think.

I have noticed in every campaign that I have fought-that there is a key segment of time, somewhere between 13 and 15 minutes in which the battle is won or lost. I focus on that segment of time, and I win.

War is a serious game in which a man risks his reputation, his troops, and his country. A sensible man will search himself to know whether or not he is fitted for the trade.

You become strong by defying defeat and by turning loss into gain and failure to success.

Cavalry is useful before, during, and after the battle.

Neglect of duty does not cease, by repetition, to be neglect of duty.

I made all my generals out of mud.