An army is strengthened by labor and enervated by idleness.

The courage of a soldier is heightened by his knowledge of his profession.

No great dependence is to be placed on the eagerness of young soldiers for action...fighting is agreeable to those who are strangers to it.

Who would desire peace should be prepared for war.

Few men are born brave. Many become so through training and force of discipline.

Let him who desires peace prepare for war.

Men are seldom born brave but they acquire courage through training and discipline - a handful of men inured to war proceed to certain victory; while on the contrary numerous armies of raw and undisciplined troops are but multitudes of men dragged to the slaughter.