Mankind are in the end always governed by superiority of intellectual faculties, and none are more sensible of this than the military profession. When, on my return from Italy, I assumed the dress of the Institute, and associated with men of science, I knew what I was doing: I was sure of not being misunderstood by the lowest drummer boy in the army.

If you set out to take Vienna, take Vienna.

There is a joy in danger.

Variety made the Revolution. Liberty was just a pretext.

In war one must lean on an obstacle in order to overcome it.

The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies.

The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtue.