Quotes on Army

To lead uninstructed people to war is to throw them away.

O the joy of the strong-brawn'd fighter, towering in the arena in perfect condition, conscious of power, thirsting to meet his opponent.

... you cannot make a man clean [simply] by washing his shirt.

A wise physician, skill'd our wounds to heal, is more than armies to the public weal.

I am for the world's salvation, I will quarrel with no means that promises help.

Either I will come back after hoisting the Tricolor, or I will come back wrapped in it, but I will be back for sure.

A man strikes you, make him bleed. He makes you bleed, you break his bones. He breaks your bones, kill him. Being hit is inevitable, strike back twice as hard.

Cavalry is useful before, during, and after the battle.

They may attack me with an army of six hundred syllogisms; and if I do not recant, they will proclaim me a heretic.

In the weakness of one kind of authority, and in the fluctuation of all, the officers of an army will remain for some time mutinous and full of faction, until some popular general, who understands the art of conciliating the soldiery, and who possesses the true spirit of command, shall draw the eyes of all men upon himself. Armies will obey him on his personal account. There is no other way of securing military obedience in this state of things.

The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim.

The true objective of war is peace.

Management of many is the same as management of few. It is a matter of organization.

A leader leads by example not by force.

It is our duty to pay for our liberty with our own blood. The freedom that we shall win through our sacrifice and exertions, we shall be able to preserve with our own strength.

If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or is a Gurkha.

It is the rule in war, if ten times the enemy's strength, surround them; if five times, attack them; if double, be able to divide them; if equal, engage them; if fewer, defend against them; if weaker, be able to avoid them.

What is essential in war is victory, not prolonged operations.

The military value of a partisan's work is not measured by the amount of property destroyed, or the number of men killed or captured, but by the number [of the enemy which] he keeps watching [him].

One who sets the entire army in motion to chase an advantage will not attain it.

When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.