According To Herodotus, The Ancient Persians Felt

Under Any Sort Of Attack, Keep Cool. And If You Must Shoot, Shoot With Precision.

Aggressiveness Carries With It An Incalculable Moral Edge In Any Combat, Offensive Or Defensive.

Observe Your Cat. It Is Difficult To Surprise Him. Why? Naturally His Superior Hearing Is Part Of The Answer, But Not All Of It. He Moves Well, Using His Senses Fully. He Is Not Preoccupied With Irrelevancies. He's Not Thinking About His Job Or His Image Or His Income Tax. He Is Putting First Things First, Principally His Physical Security. Do Likewise.

If You Must Use Your Hands, Use Them With All The Strength You Possess... If You Choose To Strike, By All Means Strike Hard.

Personal Weapons Are What Raised Mankind Out Of The Mud, And The Rifle Is The Queen Of Personal Weapons.... Pick Up A Rifle - A Really Good Rifle - And If You Know How To Use It Well, You Change Instantly From A Mouse To A Man, From A Peon To A Caballero, And - Most Significantly - From A Subject To A Citizen.