“Men are Moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.”

“It is a mistake, too, to say that the face is the mirror of the soul. The truth is, men are very hard to know, and yet, not to be deceived, we must judge them by their present actions, but for the present only.”

“The most difficult art is not in the choice of men, but in giving to the men chosen the highest service of which they are capable.”

“He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.”

“Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets..”

“At the beginning of a campaign it is important to consider whether or not to move forward; but when one has taken the offensive it is necessary to maintain it to the last extremity. However skilfully effected a retreat may be, it always lessens the morale of an army, since in losing the chances of success, they are remitted to the enemy. A retreat, moreover, costs much more in men and materials than the bloodiest engagements, with this difference, also, that in a battle the enemy loses practically as much as you do; while in a retreat you lose and he does not.”

“As a rule it is circumstances that make men.”