If your opponent is better armed and has longer reach, then surprise is your only ally. And then you'd better hope he's half asleep.

It is a long-cherished tradition among a certain type of military thinker that huge casualties are the main thing. If they are on the other side then this is a valuable bonus.

Do not confuse good tactics with good luck.

We can never have enough strategy. We have enough tactics but not enough strategy,

When you know your enemy is invincible,
run and hide, or may do business with him.

Most thoughtful,"...[he said] politely. This cheerfulness was ambiguous, Had she determined to ignore ...[the] coup entirely--an established tactic, most irritating to the innovator but hard to sustain over long periods of time--or had she already evolved her counter-strategy?