The Worse The Man, The Better The

The Art Of Land Warfare Is An Art Of Genius, Of Inspiration. On The Sea Nothing Is Genius Or Inspiration; Everything Is Positive Or Empiric.

Sometimes A Single Battle Decides Everything And Sometimes, Too, The Slightest Circumstance Decides The Issue Of A Battle. There Is A Moment In Every Battle At Which The Least Manoeuvre Is Decisive And Gives Superiority, As One Drop Of Water Causes Overflow.

When Firmness Is Sufficient, Rashness Is Unnecessary.

The Barbarous Custom Of Having Men Beaten Who Are Suspected Of Having Important Secrets To Reveal Must Be Abolished. It Has Always Been Recognized That This Way Of Interrogating Men, By Putting Them To Torture, Produces Nothing Worthwhile.

The Laws Of Circumstance Are Abolished By New Circumstances.