Timidity is the root of prudence in the majority of men.

The enemy of a good plan is the dream of a perfect plan.

War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means.

No one starts a war--or rather, no one in his sense ought to do so--without first being clear in his mind what he intends to achieve by the war and how he intends to conduct it.

To secure peace is to prepare for war.

Tactics is the art of using troops in battle; strategy is the art of using battles to win the war

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

To achieve victory we must mass our forces at the hub of all power & movement. The enemy's 'Center of Gravity'

It is even better to act quickly and err than to hesitate until the time of action is past.

Be audacious and cunning in your plans, firm and persevering in their execution, determined to find a glorious end.

Criticism exists only to recognize the truth, not to act as judge.

Patience Pays..Is true! But the greater truth is that it takes advance payment before it pays you in return!

The humble sage, by virtue of true knowledge, sees with equal vision a learned and gentle brāhmaṇa, a cow, an elephant, a dog, and a dog-eater.

I love inscriptions on flyleaves and notes in margins, I like the comradely sense of turning pages someone else turned, and reading passages someone long gone has called my attention to.

The Who got paid 4000 pounds during those days, but we always smashed our equipment that cost more than 5000 pounds.

But, you must remember, whatever you eat, make sure you have at least one bowl of salad with it.

Her tactics are brutal. The Marines could employ her.

Don't allow anyone to become the master of your own beliefs and thoughts. No one owns the right to dictate the direction your life.

Success is the most valuable commodity.

You've got to be a disciplined person if you want to succeed both in sport and in life.

Those that have loved longest love best.