An officer should never speak ironically or sarcastically to an enlisted man, since the latter does not have a fair chance to answer back. The use of profanity and epithets comes under the same headings. The best argument for a man keeping his temper is that nobody else wants it; and when he voluntary throws it away, he loses a main prop to his own position.

Artillerymen have a love for their guns which is perhaps stronger than the feeling of any soldier for his weapon or any part of his equipment.

Also remember that in any man's dark hour, a pat on the back and an earnest handclasp may work a small miracle.

The battlefield is cold... it is the lonesomest place which men share together.

A man has integrity if his interest in the good of the service is at all times greater than his personal pride, and when he holds himself to the same line of duty when unobserved as he would follow if his superiors were present

Battles are won through the ability of men to express concrete ideas in clear and unmistakable language.

The starting point for the understanding of war is the understanding of human nature.