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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ferdinand-foch/all-the-same-the-fundamental-truths-which-govern-that-art-are-still/)

[Ferdinand Foch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ferdinand-foch/)

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## More by Ferdinand Foch

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ferdinand-foch/the-laurels-of-victory-are-at-the-point-of-the-enemy-bayonets-they/)

[Ferdinand Foch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ferdinand-foch/)

> [A battle won is a battle which we will not acknowledge to be lost.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ferdinand-foch/a-battle-won-is-a-battle-which-we-will-not-acknowledge-to-be-lost/)

[Ferdinand Foch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ferdinand-foch/)

> [My center is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent. I shall attack.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ferdinand-foch/my-center-is-giving-way-my-right-is-in-retreat-situation-excellent-i/)

[Ferdinand Foch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ferdinand-foch/)

> [In tactics, action is the governing rule of war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ferdinand-foch/in-tactics-action-is-the-governing-rule-of-war/)

[Ferdinand Foch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ferdinand-foch/)

> [Aviation is fine as a sport. But as an instrument of war, it is worthless.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ferdinand-foch/aviation-is-fine-as-a-sport-but-as-an-instrument-of-war-it-is/)

[Ferdinand Foch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ferdinand-foch/)

> [Far from being a sum of distinct and partial results, victory is the consequence of efforts, some of which are victorious while others appear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ferdinand-foch/far-from-being-a-sum-of-distinct-and-partial-results-victory-is-the/)

[Ferdinand Foch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ferdinand-foch/)

> [In war there are none but particular cases; everything has there an individual nature; nothing ever repeats itself. In the first place, the data…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ferdinand-foch/in-war-there-are-none-but-particular-cases-everything-has-there-an/)

[Ferdinand Foch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ferdinand-foch/)

> [The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ferdinand-foch/the-most-powerful-weapon-on-earth-is-the-human-soul-on-fire/)

[Ferdinand Foch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ferdinand-foch/)

> [One is defeated only when one accepts defeat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ferdinand-foch/one-is-defeated-only-when-one-accepts-defeat/)

[Ferdinand Foch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ferdinand-foch/)

> [I am conscious of having served England as I served my own country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ferdinand-foch/i-am-conscious-of-having-served-england-as-i-served-my-own-country/)

[Ferdinand Foch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ferdinand-foch/)

> [The unknown is the governing principle of war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ferdinand-foch/the-unknown-is-the-governing-principle-of-war/)

[Ferdinand Foch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ferdinand-foch/)

> [The power to command has never meant the power to remain mysterious.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ferdinand-foch/the-power-to-command-has-never-meant-the-power-to-remain-mysterious/)

[Ferdinand Foch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ferdinand-foch/)

> [It takes 15,000 casualties to train a major general.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ferdinand-foch/it-takes-15-000-casualties-to-train-a-major-general/)

[Ferdinand Foch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ferdinand-foch/)

> [A war not only arises, but derives its nature , from the political ideas, the moral sentiments, and the international relations obtaining at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ferdinand-foch/a-war-not-only-arises-but-derives-its-nature-from-the-political-ideas/)

[Ferdinand Foch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ferdinand-foch/)

> [To be disciplined does not mean being silent, abstaining, or doing only what one thinks one may undertake without risk; it is not the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ferdinand-foch/to-be-disciplined-does-not-mean-being-silent-abstaining-or-doing-only/)

[Ferdinand Foch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ferdinand-foch/)

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