In War The Will Is Directed At

The Backbone Of Surprise Is Fusing Speed With Secrecy.

In War The Will Is Directed At An Animate Object That Reacts.

This Tremendous Friction Which Cannot, As In Mechanics, Be Reduced To A Few Points, Is Everywhere In Contact With Chance, And Brings About Effects That Cannot Be Measured Just Because They Are Largely Due To Chance.

If You Entrench Yourself Behind Strong Fortifications, You Compel The Enemy Seek A Solution Elsewhere.

Savage Peoples Are Ruled By Passion, Civilized Peoples By The Mind.