It is often dangerous to rush into battle without pausing for preparation or waiting for recruits.

He who leads troops has no right to think about himself.

A man who has no consideration for the needs of his men ought never to be given command.

A cowardly leader is the most dangerous of men.

Anyone who falls into the habit of thinking and expecting the best of his subordinates at all times is, for that reason alone, unsuited to command an army

No man is fit to command another that cannot command himself.

Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them.

No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it.

No amount of study or learning will make a man a leader unless he has the natural qualities of one.

No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or to get all the credit for doing it

A political candidate who jumps to conclusions without knowing the facts is not a person you want as your commander in chief.

He who cannot be a good follower cannot be a good leader.

Woe to the leader whose arguments at the end of a war are not as plausible as they were at the beginning.

False modesty is never admirable, and least of all among those who command others.