Intelligence alone is not courage, we often see that the most intelligent people are irresolute. Since in the rush of events a man is governed by feelings rather than by thought, the intellect needs to arouse the quality of courage, which then supports and sustains it in action.
Attribution disputed; shown as originally published.
Intelligent people can still act courageously if they train themselves to act quickly.
War therefore is an act of violence to compel our opponent to fulfill our will.
We repeat again: strength of character does not consist solely in having powerful feelings, but in maintaining one's balance in spite of them. Even with the vi…
Action in war is like movement in a resistant element. Just as the simplest and most natural of movements, walking, cannot easily be performed in water, so in …
Courage which goes against military expediency is stupidity, or, if it is insisted upon by a commander, irresponsibility.
What I said was: 'Go boldly among the English,' and I went among them, too!
Action is the real measure of intelligence.