“Battles are sometimes won by generals; wars are nearly always won by sergeants and privates.”
“The battle for popularity is won, but the war for respect as a whole person is lost.”
“Wait, I got it. We, uh, won the battle and lost the war, or was it the other way around? 'Cause around here, it's hard to tell sometimes.”
“Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter.”
“The next worse thing to a battle lost is a battle won.”
“Only a battle lost is sadder than a battle won.”