Victory Is A Thing Of The Will.

In War There Are None But Particular Cases; Everything Has There An Individual Nature; Nothing Ever Repeats Itself. In The First Place, The Data Of A Military Problem Are But Seldom Certain; They Are Never Final . Everything Is In A Constant State Of Change And Reshaping.

The Laurels Of Victory Are At The Point Of The Enemy Bayonets. They Must Be Plucked There; They Must Be Carried By A Hand-to-hand Fight If One Really Means To Conquer.

School Is A Building That Has Four Walls-with Tomorrow Inside. Our Deeds Determine Us, As Much As We Determine Our Deeds. There Are Many Ways Of Going Forward, But There Is Only One Way Of Standing Still. A Lot Of Us Would Like To Move Mountains, But Few Of Us Are Willing To Practice On Small Hills. Doing Your Best Is More Important Than Being The Best. Giant Oak Trees Started Out As Little Nuts. The Most Powerful Weapon On Earth Is The Human Soul On Fire.

To Be Disciplined Does Not Mean Being Silent, Abstaining, Or Doing Only What One Thinks One May Undertake Without Risk; It Is Not The Art Of Eluding Responsibility; It Means Acting In Compliance With Orders Received, And Therefore Finding In One's Own Mind, By Effort And Reflection, The Possibility To Carry Out Such Orders. It Also Means Finding In One's Own Will The Energy To Face The Risks Involved In Execution.

All The Same, The Fundamental Truths Which Govern That Art Are Still Unchangeable; Just As The Principles Of Mechanics Must Always Govern Architecture, Whether The Building Be Made Of Wood, Stone, Iron Or Concrete; Just As The Principles Of Harmony Govern Music Of Whatever Kind. It Is Still Necessary, Then, To Establish The Principles Of War.