A risk is a chance you take; if it fails you can recover. A gamble is a chance taken; if it fails, recovery is impossible.
Men are basically smart or dumb and lazy or ambitious. The dumb and ambitious ones are dangerous and I get rid of them. The dumb and lazy ones I give… - Erwin Rommel
Men are basically smart or dumb and lazy or ambitious. The dumb and ambitious ones are dangerous and I get rid of them. The dumb and lazy ones I give…
- Erwin Rommel
Always in a moment of extreme danger things can be done which had previously been thought impossible. - Erwin Rommel
Always in a moment of extreme danger things can be done which had previously been thought impossible.
In the absence of orders, go find something and kill it. - Erwin Rommel
In the absence of orders, go find something and kill it.
The best form of welfare for the troops is first-rate training. - Erwin Rommel
The best form of welfare for the troops is first-rate training.
Training errors are recorded on paper. Tactical errors are etched in stone. - Erwin Rommel
Training errors are recorded on paper. Tactical errors are etched in stone.
The battle is fought and decided by the quartermasters, long before the shooting begins. - Erwin Rommel
The battle is fought and decided by the quartermasters, long before the shooting begins.
I would rather be the hammer than the anvil - Erwin Rommel
I would rather be the hammer than the anvil
One of the most important factors, not only in military matters but in life as a whole, is ... the ability to direct one's whole energies towards the… - Erwin Rommel
One of the most important factors, not only in military matters but in life as a whole, is ... the ability to direct one's whole energies towards the…
Mortal danger is an effective antidote for fixed ideas. - Erwin Rommel
Mortal danger is an effective antidote for fixed ideas.
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