No idea is so outlandish that it should not be considered with a searching but at the same time a steady eye.

Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse.

I know of no case where a man added to his dignity by standing on it.

This is no war of chieftains or of princes, of dynasties or national ambition; it is a war of peoples and of causes. There are vast numbers, not only in this Island but in every land, who will render faithful service in this war, but whose names will never be known, whose deeds will never be recorded. This is a War of the Unknown Warriors

In time of war, soldiers, however sensible, care a great deal more on some occasions about slaking their thirst than about the danger of enteric fever. Better known as typhoid, the disease is often spread by drinking contaminated water.

The cat does more for the war effort than you do. He acts as a hot-water bottle and saves fuel and power.

Don't be careless about yourselves--on the other hand not too careful. Live well but do not flaunt it. Laugh a little and teach your men to laugh--get good humor under fire--war is a game that's played with a smile. If you can't smile, grin. If you can't grin, keep out of the way till you can.