In The Absence Of Orders, Go Find

Be An Example To Your Men, In Your Duty And In Private Life. Never Spare Yourself, And Let The Troops See That You Don't In Your Endurance Of Fatigue And Privation. Always Be Tactful And Well-mannered And Teach Your Subordinates To Do The Same. Avoid Excessive Sharpness Or Harshness Of Voice, Which Usually Indicates The Man Who Has Shortcomings Of His Own To Hide.

One Must Not Judge Everyone In The World By His Qualities As A Soldier: Otherwise We Should Have No Civilization.

Sweat Saves Blood, Blood Saves Lives, But Brains Saves Both.

The Commander Must Be At Constant Pains To Keep His Troops Abreast Of All The Latest Tactical Experience And Developments, And Must Insist On Their Practical Application. He Must See To It That His Subordinates Are Trained In Accordance With The Latest Requirements. The Best Form Of Welfare For The Troops Is First-class Training, For This Saves Unnecessary Casualties.

I Would Rather He Had Given Me One More Division