My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength.
仁慈的人容易认为,一定有一种巧妙的方法,不必造成太大的伤亡就能解除敌人的武装或者打垮敌人,并且认为这是军事艺术真正发展的方向。这种看法不管多么美妙,都是必须消除的错误思想,因为在像战争这么危险的事情中,由仁慈而产生的错误思想正是最为有害的。
人生中唯一真正的失败是不忠于自己所知的最好。
Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it.