Boldness governed by
superior
intellect is the mark of a hero.
There are cases in which
the greatest daring is the greatest wisdom.
It is even better to
act quickly and err than to hesitate until the time
of action is past.
“Great things alone can
make a great mind, and petty things will make a petty
mind unless a man rejects them as completely alien.”
“History had no lessons or rules to offer the student,
it could only broaden his understanding and strengthen
his critical judgment.”
“Pursue one great decisive aim with force and
determination.”
“Of all the passions that inspire a man in a battle,
none, we have to admit, is so powerful and so constant
as the longing for honor and renown.”
“Everything in war is very simple, but the simplest
thing is difficult.”
“Although our intellect always longs for clarity and
certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty
fascinating.”
“If the mind is to emerge unscathed from this relentless
struggle with the unforeseen, two qualities are
indispensable: first, an intellect that, even in the
darkest hour, retains some glimmerings of the inner
light which leads to truth; and second, the courage to
follow this faint light wherever it may lead.”
“The enemy of a good plan is the dream of a perfect
plan.”
“We repeat again: strength of character does not consist
solely in having powerful feelings, but in maintaining
one’s balance in spite of them. Even with the violence
of emotion, judgment and principle must still function
like a ship’s compass, which records the slightest
variations however rough the sea.”
“If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he
pursues his aims with audacity and strength of will, he
will reach them in spite of all obstacles.”
“...as man under pressure tends to give in to physical
and intellectual weakness, only great strength of will
can lead to the objective.”
“The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy.”
“The side that feels the lesser urge for peace will
naturally get the better bargain.”
There are very few men-and
they are the exceptions-who are able to think and feel
beyond the present moment. |