War is a series of catastrophes that results in a victory.

In order to act, you must be somewhat insane. A reasonably sensible man is satisfied with thinking.

I don't know whether war is an interlude during peace, or peace an interlude during war.

When a man asks himself what is meant by action he proves he is not a man of action. Action is a lack of balance. In order to act you must be somewhat insane. A reasonably sensible man is satisfied with thinking.

War is much too serious a matter to be entrusted to the military.

There is no passion like that of a functionary for his function.