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On victory, you deserve beer. On defeat, you need it.
A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets.
When firmness is sufficient, rashness is unnecessary.
More glorious to merit a sceptre than to possess one.
The life of a citizen is the property of his country.
Providence is always on the side of the last reserve.
Where the Government is weak, military sway prevails.
The friendship of a great man is a favor of the gods.
Kiss the feet of Popes provided their hands are tied.
Women that bear children must exist in Zululand only.
The only good Jap is one that's been dead six months.
Do your duty as you see it, and damn the consequences.
Women are nothing but machines for producing children.
I see only my objective - the obstacles must give way.
The leader's role is to define reality, then give hope
He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander.
Oh well, no matter what happens, there's always death.
It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr.
To have good soldiers, a nation must always be at war.
The heart may be broken, and the soul remain unshaken.
France has more need of me than I have need of France.
The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars.
Sex and sleep alone make me conscious that I am mortal.
If I win I can't be stopped! If I lose I shall be dead.
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
The worse the troops the greater the need of artillery.
Nothing is so important in war as an undivided command.
True heroism consists in rising superior to misfortune.
Human life is the only thing that takes care of itself.
Which is heavier: a soldier's pack or a slave's chains?
An army which cannot be reenforced is already defeated.
Parties weaken themselves by their fear of capable men.
The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague.
Here, Gentlemen, a dog teaches us a lesson in humanity.
Cavalry is useful before, during, and after the battle.
An army travels on its stomach. Soup makes the soldier.
While I live I will never resort to irredeemable paper.
I never trust a fighting man who doesnt smoke or drink.
With the right attitude, self imposed limitations vanish
But truly, if I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes.
Shall I, that have destroyed my Preservers, return home?
Great things are achieved only when we take great risks.
Diplomacy without arms is like a concert without a score
In war nothing is impossible, provided you use audacity.
If I do my full duty, the rest will take care of itself.
What the country needs is the annihilation of the enemy.
The fiercest serpent may be overcome by a swarm of ants.
Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.
There are two levers for moving men - interest and fear.
I have made all the calculations; fate will do the rest.