Edmund Allenby

"We accept the love we think we deserve."

"Solitude is fine but you need someone to tell that solitude is fine."

"Creativity takes courage."

"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up."

"Justice should not only be done, but should manifestly and undoubtedly be seen to be done."

"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice."

"Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life."

"The pen is mightier than the sword."

"War is cruelty, and it is folly to order men into battle as though they were not going to be killed."

"In war, the moral is half; numbers account for the other half, but morale is to numbers as three to one."

"Inspire them and they will move mountains."

"The most important thing is to start."

"Every moment of life is a new beginning."

"The art of leadership is knowing when to listen and when to act decisively."

"A commander must understand that his soldiers are men first, warriors second."

"Victory without vision becomes merely conquest; vision without victory becomes merely dreaming."

"The measure of a general is not found in battles won, but in lives preserved."

"To lead men through hardship, one must first lead oneself through doubt."

"Strategy without humanity is merely the art of destruction."

"The greatest strength lies in understanding when force is not the answer."

"A military commander who forgets the cost of war becomes dangerous to peace."

"History judges not by the swiftness of victory, but by the wisdom of its pursuit."

"The true soldier respects his adversary and mourns his fallen enemy."

"Discipline is the foundation upon which all great achievements are built."

"One must balance ruthlessness with mercy, or become neither."

"The path to honor is often paved with difficult choices and personal sacrifice."

"A leader who cannot inspire hope in darkness is merely a figurehead."

"The world changes not by the sword alone, but by the minds that wield it."

"To understand one's enemy is the first step toward preventing unnecessary bloodshed."

"Loyalty is the currency of leadership; spend it wisely."