The worse the troops the greater the need of artillery.
Nothing is so important in war as an undivided command.
What is the government? Nothing, unless supported by opinion.
The poor man commands respect; the beggar must always excite anger.
There are so many laws that no one is safe from hanging.
In war, the moral is to the physical as three is to one.
Two armies are two bodies which meet and try to frighten each other.
Few really believe. The most only believe that they believe or even make believe.
Champagne! In victory, one deserves it; in defeat one needs it.
Revolutions are like the most noxious dungheaps, which bring into life the noblest vegetables.
No amount of money will induce someone to lay down their life, but they will gladly do so for a bit of yellow ribbon.
If we could read the past histories of all our enemies we would disregard all hostility for them.
Put your iron hand in a velvet glove.
When you have an enemy in your power, deprive him of the means of ever injuring you.
A general must be a charlatan.
Courage cannot be counterfeited. It is one virtue that escapes hypocrisy.
Nothing is lost as long as courage remains.
Impossible is the word found only in a fool’s dictionary. Wise people create opportunities for themselves and make everything possible...
To understand the man you have to know what was happening in the world when he was twenty.
Whatever shall we do in that remote spot? Well, we will write our memoirs. Work is the scythe of time.