Boldness Becomes Rarer, The Higher The Rank.

By 'intelligence' We Mean Every Sort Of Information About The Enemy And His Country - The Basis, In Short, Of Our Own Plans And Operations.

In War, While Everything Is Simple, Even The Simplest Thing Is Difficult. Difficulties Accumulate And Produce Frictions Which No One Can Comprehend Who Has Not Seen War.

Beauty Cannot Be Defined By Abscissas And Ordinates; Neither Are Circles And Ellipses Created By Their Geometrical Formulas.

It Is Even Better To Act Quickly And Err Than To Hesitate Until The Time Of Action Is Past.

If The Leader Is Filled With High Ambition And If He Pursues His Aims With Audacity And Strength Of Will, He Will Reach Them In Spite Of All Obstacles.