Believe Quote by James Wolfe

No retreat. No retreat. They must conquer or die who've no retreat.

— John Gay

In war, the general alone can judge of certain arrangements. It depends on him alone to conquer difficulties by his own superior talents and…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

No general can fight his battles alone. He must depend upon his lieutenants, and his success depends upon his ability to select the right…

— Philip Danforth Armour

One always abandons something in retreat. Look at Napoleon at the Beresina! He abandoned his whole army.

— George Orwell

“At the beginning of a campaign it is important to consider whether or not to move forward; but when one has taken the offensive…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

If you wish a general to be beaten, send him a ream full of instructions; if you wish him to succeed, give him a…

— Augustus William Hare

It is useless to attack men who could not be controlled even if conquered, while failure would leave us in an even worse position...

— Thucydides

Those who resolve to conquer or die, are rarely conquered.

— Pierre Corneille

Let no man surrender so long as he is unwounded and can fight.

— Bernard Law Montgomery

As there is no pleasure in military life for a soldier who fears death, so there is no independence in civil existence for the…

— Philip Gilbert Hamerton

A general never shows despair. He instills confidence in his troops. He leads them forward, even into the mouth of death.

— Rick Riordan

Only as a grand gesture of defeat will men creep into the arms of the state and seek refuge in its power rather than…

— Henry Wriston