Without cavalry, battles are without result.
Mankind are in the end always governed by superiority of intellectual faculties, and none are more sensible of this than the military profession. When, on my return from Italy, I assumed the dress of the Institute, and associated with men of science, I knew what I was doing: I was sure of not being misunderstood by the lowest drummer boy in the army.
One bad general is worth two good ones.
In war, the moral is to the physical as three is to one.
To imagine that it is possible to perform great military deeds without fighting is just empty dreams.
The allies we gain by victory will turn against us upon the bare whisper of our defeat.
In the last analysis, one must be a military man in order to govern. It is only with boot and spurs that one can govern a horse.
I cannot approve of your method of operation, you proceed like a bewildered idiot, taking not the least notice of my orders.
Soldiers! Forty centuries behold you!
There are certain things in war of which the commander alone comprehends the importance. Nothing but his superior firmness and ability can subdue and surmount all difficulties.
Cavalry is useful before, during, and after the battle.
One might as well try to charge through a wall.
Military despotism represses generous sentiments, priestly tyranny stifles them.
