Alexander Suvorov Quotes

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• One minute can decide the outcome of the battle, one hour - the outcome of the campaign, and one day - the fate of the…
• Win with ability, not with numbers.
• Accustom yourself to tireless activity.
• When the enemy is driven back, we have failed, and when he is cut off, encircled and dispersed, we have succeeded.
• The bullet is a mad thing, only the bayonet knows what it is about.
• The Church will pray to God for the dead. The survivor has honour and glory.
• The more comfort, the less courage there is.
• If we had not driven them into hell, hell would have swallowed us.
• A hard drill makes an easy battle.
• To me death is better than the defensive.
• One cannot think that blind bravery gives victory over the enemy.
• Fortune seized at the right moment gives victory.
• The bullet is a fool, the bayonet is a fine chap.
• As long as the enemy fights he must be beaten relentlessly, but a defeated enemy and especially the civilian population must be treated generously.
• To surprise the enemy is to defeat him.
• Judgment of eye, speed and attack are the basis of victory.
• There is nobody more terrible than the desperate.
• Fight the enemy with the weapons he lacks.
• What is difficult in training will become easy in a battle
• Exercises cultivated self-reliance - the foundation of courage.

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