High Politic Is Only Common Sense Applied

In War There Is But One Favorable Moment; The Great Art Is To Seize It!

The Worse The Man The Better The Soldier. If Soldiers Be Not Corrupt They Ought To Be Made So.

My Mind Is A Chest Of Drawers. When I Wish To Deal With A Subject, I Shut All The Drawers But The One In Which The Subject Is To Be Found. When I Am Wearied, I Shut All The Drawers And Go To Sleep.

Charges Of Cavalry Are Equally Useful At The Beginning, The Middle And The End Of A Battle. They Should Be Made Always, If Possible, On The Flanks Of The Infantry, Especially When The Latter Is Engaged In Front.

One Should Never Forbid What One Lacks The Power To Prevent.