War Should Never Be Thought Of As

To Be Practical, Any Plan Must Take Account Of The Enemy's Power To Frustrate It.

In War More Than Anywhere Else In The World Things Happen Differently To What We Had Expected, And Look Differently When Near, To What They Did At A Distance.

Obstinacy Is A Fault Of Temperament. Stubbornness And Intolerance Of Contradiction Result From A Special Kind Of Egotism, Which Elevates Above Everything Else The Pleasure Of Its Autonomous Intellect, To Which Others Must Bow.

Strength Of Character Does Not Consist Solely In Having Powerful Feelings, But In Maintaining One's Balance In Spite Of Them.

There Are Cases In Which The Greatest Daring Is The Greatest Wisdom.