Great General Quotes

17 quotes by 16 authors

The natural formation of the country is the soldier's best ally; but a power of estimating the adversary, of controlling the forces of victory, and… — Sun Tzu
In one of the decisive battles of World War I, disastrous reports poured into the headquarters of Marshal Foch, the commander of the Allied forces.… — James Keller
A great doctor kills more people than a great general. — Gottfried Leibniz
I considered mores to be one of the great general causes responsible for the maintenance of a democratic republic . . . the term "mores"… — Alexis de Tocqueville
We have a very daring and skillful opponent against us, and, may I say across the havoc of war, a great general. — Winston Churchill
Every great general and warrior from the beginning of time was high. — Mike Tyson
Luck is of little moment to the great general, for it is under the control of his intellect and his judgment. — Livy
Leave the fishing-rod, Great General, to us sovereigns of Pharos and Canopus. Your game is cities and kings and continents. — Cleopatra
My son Hannibal will be a great general, because of all my soldiers he best knows how to obey. — Hamilcar Barca
It may seem unfashionable to say so, but historians should seize the imagination as well as the intellect. History is, in a sense, a story,… — Peter Ackroyd
It is exceptional and difficult to find in one man all the qualities necessary for a great general. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Read over and over again the campaigns of Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, Gustavus, Turenne, Eugene and Frederic. ... This is the only way to become a… — Napoleon Bonaparte
My father's people... are from Fairfax in northern Virginia, just across the Mason-Dixon line. So it was an honour to play Lee, he was a… — Robert Duvall
If there is not the war, you don't get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you don't get a great statesman;… — Theodore Roosevelt
The moon looks wonderful in this warm evening light, just as a candle flame looks beautiful in the light of morning. Light within light...It seems… — Marilynne Robinson
He hesitated till the last moment, but finally dropped them in the box, saying, "I shall win!"--the cry of a gambler, the cry of the… — Honore de Balzac
It is not great wealth in a few individuals that proves a country is prosperous, but great general wealth evenly distributed among the people. .… — Victoria Woodhull

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