A Man Must Know His Destiny.

If I Do My Full Duty, The Rest Will Take Care Of Itself.

In The Space Of Two Days I Had Evolved Two Plans, Wholly Distinct, Both Of Which Were Equally Feasible. The Point I Am Trying To Bring Out Is That One Does Not Plan And Then Try To Make Circumstances Fit Those Plans. One Tries To Make Plans Fit The Circumstances.

It Is The Cold Glitter Of The Attacker's Eye Not The Point Of The Questing Bayonet That Breaks The Line.

A Civil Servant Is Sometimes Like A Broken Cannon - It Won't Work And You Can't Fire It.

An Incessant Change Of Means To Attain Unalterable Ends Is Always Going On; We Must Take Care Not To Let These Sundry Means Undo Eminence In The Perspective Of Our Minds; For, Since The Beginning, There Has Been An Unending Cycle Of Them, And For Each Its Advocates Have Claimed Adoption As The Sole Solution Of Successful War.