Hasso von Manstein

"The task of the general is to win wars, not battles."

"In war, the moral is half; only the other half is numbers."

"Victory is not final, defeat is not fatal."

"The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on."

"I have always held that the loveliest of all feelings is the consciousness of possessing a sincere friend."

"The man who has no imagination has no wings."

"Talent is formed in solitude; character in the stream of the world."

"A good soldier must not only know his trade, but must love it."

"The duty of the leader is to see things as they are, not as he wishes them to be."

"In every victory, there is a seed of defeat."

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important."

"The highest form of strategy is to attack the enemy's plans."

"A commander must think like a man of action, and act like a man of thought."

"Know yourself and you will win all battles."

"The quality of a general is determined by his ability to make decisions."

"War is a continuation of politics by other means."

"Discipline is not punishment; it is the foundation of success."

"The greatest victories are achieved when the enemy does not fight."

"A soldier's first duty is to his country, his second to his conscience."

"Time is the one resource that cannot be replenished."

"The mark of a great general is the ability to adapt to change."

"Patience is not a virtue; it is a necessity."

"The pen is mightier than the sword."

"Understanding your enemy is the first step to defeating him."

"A true leader stands alone when necessary."

"The strength of a nation lies in the character of its people."

"I have always believed that the greater the risk, the greater the reward."

"History is written by the victors, but understood by the students."

"The mind is more powerful than any weapon."

"A general must be a student of history."