But Courage Which Goes Against Military Expediency

A Risk Is A Chance You Take; If It Fails You Can Recover. A Gamble Is A Chance Taken; If It Fails, Recovery Is Impossible.

Mortal Danger Is An Effective Antidote For Fixed Ideas.

Men Are Basically Smart Or Dumb And Lazy Or Ambitious. The Dumb And Ambitious Ones Are Dangerous And I Get Rid Of Them. The Dumb And Lazy Ones I Give Mundane Duties. The Smart Ambitious Ones I Put On My Staff. The Smart And Lazy Ones I Make My Commanders.

The Battle Is Going Very Heavily Against Us. We're Being Crushed By The Enemy Weight. We Are Facing Very Difficult Days, Perhaps The Most Difficult That A Man Can Undergo

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.