The secret of great battles consists in knowing how to deploy and concentrate at the right time.

The art of war consists in being always able, even with an inferior army, to have stronger forces than the enemy at the point of attack or the point which is attacked.

I base my calculation on the expectation that luck will be against me.

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

When you determine to risk a battle, reserve to yourself every possible chance of success, more particularly if you have to deal with an adversary of superior talent, for if you are beaten, even in the midst of your magazines and your communications, woe to the vanquished!

The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies.