Maurice De Saxe Quotes & Sayings

Altogether, Cavalry operations are exceedingly difficult, knowledge of the country is absolutely necessary, and ability to comprehend the situation at a glance, and an audacious spirit, are everything. — Maurice De Saxe

We (soldiers) are like cloaks,-one thinks of us only when it rains. — Maurice De Saxe

Every unit that is not supported is a defeated unit. — Maurice De Saxe

Hope encourages men to endure and attempt everything; in depriving them of it, or in making it too distant, you deprive them of their very soul. — Maurice De Saxe

It is not big armies that win battles, it is the good ones. — Maurice De Saxe

Many generals believe that they have done everything as soon as they have issued orders, and they order a great deal because they find many abuses. This is a false principle; proceeding in this fashion, they will never reestablish discipline — Maurice De Saxe

Everyone has seen people dancing all night. But take a man and make him dance for a quarter of an hour without music and see if he can bear it. — Maurice De Saxe