The Superior Man Is Never In Anyone's

In My Youth I, Too, Entertained Some Illusions; But I Soon Recovered From Them.

The Art Of War Is To Gain Time When Your Strength Is Inferior.

The Keys Of A Fortress Are Always Well Worth The Retirement Of The Garrison When It Is Resolved To Yield Only On Those Conditions. On This Principle It Is Always Wiser To Grant An Honorable Capitulation To A Garrison Which Has Made A Vigorous Resistance Than To Risk An Assault.

It Is Often In The Audacity, In The Steadfastness, Of The General That The Safety And The Conservation Of His Men Is Found.

Nothing Is More Difficult, And Therefore More Precious, Than To Be Able To Decide.