If the cavalry were not very valuable in trench warfare, they did bring a little social tone to the battlefield. -Desmond Morton
I don't know what effect these men will have upon the enemy, but, by God, they terrify me. -The Duke of Wellington
Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances. -Thomas Jefferson
Arms are my ornaments, warfare my repose. -Miguel de Cervantes
The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it. -Thucydides
It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog. -Mark Twain
The Allied high command's dominating thought was to make sure of success, a thought that led it to use orthodox methods and material. As a result it was almost always possible for me, despite inadequate means of reconnaissance and scanty reports, to foresee the next strategic or tactical move of my opponent. -Albert Kesselring
The way to avoid what is strong is to strike what is weak. -Sun Tzu
For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill. -Sun Tzu
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
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