More from Alexander Suvorov

  1. When the enemy is driven back, we have failed, and when he is cut off, encircled and dispersed, we have succeeded.
  2. One minute decides the outcome of a battle, one hour the success of a campaign, one day the fate of empires.
  3. Die for the Virgin, for your mother the Empress, for the royal family. The Church will pray to God for the dead. The survivor has honor and…
  4. Fortune seized at the right moment gives victory.
  5. The more comfort the less courage there is.
  6. As long as the enemy fights he must be beaten relentlessly, but a defeated enemy and especially the civilian population must be treated gen…
  7. Fire opens the gates of victory.
  8. To surprise the enemy is to defeat him.

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