If men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail.

In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.

... anything is better than indecision. We must decide. If I am wrong, we shall soon find out and can do the other thing. But not to decide wastes both time and money and may ruin everything.

There are but two parties now: traitors and patriots. And I want hereafter to be ranked with the latter and, I trust, the stronger party.

The most confident critics are generally those who know the least about the matter criticized.

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.

Hold fast to the Bible as the sheet-anchor of your liberties; write its precepts in your hearts, and practice them in your lives.

Cheap cigars come in handy; they stifle the odor of cheap politicians.

Although a soldier by profession, I have never felt any sort of fondness for war, and I have never advocated it, except as a means of peace.

Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.

The will of the people is the best law.

All day we've witnessed each other's crimes. You killed no one today? But how many did you leave to die?

Told ya you were special.

I think with my right hand.

Science may be described as the art of systematic over-simplification.

Chandeliers are marvels of drop-dead showiness, the jewellery of architecture.

I spot a little stranger standing across the room, my brain takes a vacation just to give my heart more room.

Better to be a first-class matchbox than a second-class match.

O Polly, you might have toyed and kissed, by keeping men off, you keep them on.

My businesses are usually built around challenging conventional wisdom, so I tend to gain by taking the other side. It's been very profitable and entertaining for me

Even with my wife, I find sharing soup is hard.