Renown awaits the commander who first restores artillery to its prime importance on the battlefield.

Sure I am of this, that you have only to endure to conquer.

If, however, there is to be a war of nerves let us make sure our nerves are strong and are fortified by the deepest convictions of our hearts.

It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.

It is hard, if not impossible, to snub a beautiful woman - they remain beautiful and the snub recoils.

Those who can win a war well can rarely make a good peace and those who could make a good peace would never have won the war.

There is no better exercise than to study and devour a picture, and then, without looking at it again, to attempt the next day to reproduce it.