I am more afraid of alcohol than of all the bullets of the enemy.

Always mystify, mislead and surprise the enemy if possible.

My men have sometimes failed to take a position, but to defend one, never!

War means fighting. The business of the soldier is to fight. Armies are not called out to dig trenches, to throw up breastworks, to live in camps, but to find the enemy and strike him;...

My religious beliefs teach me to feel as safe in battle as in bed. God has fixed the time of my death. I do not concern myself with that, but to be always ready whenever...

The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth.