Talent And Genius Operate Outside The Rules,

A Prince Or General Can Best Demonstrate His Genius By Managing A Campaign Exactly To Suit His Objectives And His Resources, Doing Neither Too Much Nor Too Little.

The Bloody Solution Of The Crisis, The Effort For The Destruction Of The Enemy's Forces, Is The First-born Son Of War.

War Is The Province Of Danger.

Close Combat, Man To Man, Is Plainly To Be Regarded As The Real Basis Of Combat.

Courage, Above All Things, Is The First Quality Of A Warrior.