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In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.

Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war.

Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.

The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses makes but few calculations beforehand.

Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory.

Victory usually goes to the army who has better trained officers and men.

Every soldier must know, before he goes into battle, how the little battle he is to fight fits into the larger picture, and how the success of his fighting will influence the battle as a whole.

History tells us that a general can move and feed an army as efficiently as he likes, but the real litmus test is the battlefield.