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.

War is composed of nothing but accidents...there is but one favorable moment, the great art is to seize it.

It is an approved maxim in war, never to do what the enemy wishes you to do, for this reason alone, that he desires it.

The art of war consists in bringing to bear with an inferior army a superiority of force at the point at which one attacks or is attacked.

Nothing is more important in war than unity in command. When, therefore, you are carrying on hostilities against a single power only, you should have but one army acting on one line and led by one commander.

It is contrary to the usages of war to cause your parks or heavy artillery to enter a defile, the opposite extremity of which is not in your possession; since, in the event of a retreat". they will embarrass you and be lost. They ought to be left in position, under a suitable escort, until yoU have made yourself master of thetermination of the defile.