All Ferdinand Foch Quotes
- One is defeated only when one accepts defeat. Accepting
- It take 15,000 casualties to train a major general. Casualties
- Victory is a thing of the will. Inspirational
- The power to command has never meant the power to remain mysterious. Charisma
- Aviation is fine as a sport. But as an instrument of war, it is worthless. Aviation
- The military mind always imagines that the next war will be on the same lines as the last. That has never been the case and… Aircraft
- The will to conquer is the first condition of victory. Commitment
- Regulations are all very well for drill, but in the hour of danger they are no more use. You have to learn to think. All
- This is not a peace. It is an armistice for twenty years. Armistice
- In whatever position you find yourself, determine first your objective. April
- Don't drown yourself in details. Look at the whole. Details
- The unknown is the governing principle of war. Governing
- School is a building that has four walls-with tomorrow inside. Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds. There are many ways… Best
- In tactics, action is the governing rule of war. Action
- A beaten general is disgraced forever. Beaten
- No study is possible on the battlefield. Battlefield
- The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire. Earth
- My center is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent. I shall attack. Attack
- A battle won is a battle which we will not acknowledge to be lost. Acknowledge
- It takes 15,000 casualties to train a major general. Casualties
- Airplanes are interesting toys, but of no military value. Airplane