The officer who cannot laugh at himself will find his soldie... - Alfred von Schlieffen

"The officer who cannot laugh at himself will find his soldiers laughing at him behind his back."

Alfred von Schlieffen Humor

Military General German 1833–1913

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"The whole of the Balkans is not worth the bones of a single Pomeranian grenadier."

"In strategy the longest cut is often the shortest way home."

"Know thyself, and then thou shalt know all things."

"The art of war is the art of concentration."

"Never underestimate the power of a good laugh."

"Laughter is the best medicine."

"A good laugh is the best medicine."

"Laughter is contagious and wonderful."