The bullet is a mad thing, only the bayonet knows what it is about.
One minute can decide the outcome of the battle, one hour – the outcome of the campaign, and one day – the fate of the country.
To me death is better than the defensive.
Accustom yourself to tireless activity.
A strong pursuit, give no time for the enemy to think, take advantage of victory, uproot him, cut off his escape route.
A hard drill makes an easy battle.
The Church will pray to God for the dead. The survivor has honour and glory.
To surprise the enemy is to defeat him.
Train hard, fight easy.
He who is afraid is half beaten.
Exercises cultivated self-reliance – the foundation of courage.
One cannot think that blind bravery gives victory over the enemy.
Fire opens the gates of victory.
Drill your soldiers well, and give them a pattern yourself.
Judgment of eye, speed and attack are the basis of victory.
When the enemy is driven back, we have failed, and when he is cut off, encircled and dispersed, we have succeeded.
There is nobody more terrible than the desperate.
No battle can be won in the study, and theory without practice is dead.
Fortune seized at the right moment gives victory.
If we had not driven them into hell, hell would have swallowed us.