Alexander Suvorov quotes

" One cannot think that blind bravery gives victory over the enemy. " # Courage # Victory # Enemies

" The bullet is a fool, the bayonet is a fine chap. " # Army and Navy # Fools and Foolishness # Voting

" The bullet is a mad thing; only the bayonet knows what it is about. " # Peace # Writers and Writing # Madness

" Train hard, fight easy. " # Training

" Win with ability, not with numbers. " # Ability

" No battle can be won in the study, and theory without practice is dead. " # Theory # Practice # Death and Dying

" The three military arts. First - Apprehension, how to arrange things in camp, how to march, how to attack, pursue, and strike; for taking up position, final judgement of the enemy's strength, for estimating his intentions. Second - Quickness... This quickness doesn't weary the men. The enemy doesn't expect us, reckons us 100 versts away, and if a long way off to begin with - 200, 300 or more - suddenly we're on him, like snow on the head; his head spins. Attack with what comes up, with what God sends; the cavalry to begin, smash, strike, cut off, don't let slip, hurra! Brothers do miracles! Third - Attack. Leg supports leg. Arm strengthens arm; many men will die in the volley; the enemy has the same weapons, but he doesn't know the Russian bayonet. Extend the line - attack at once with cold steel; extend the line without stopping... the Cossacks to get through everywhere... In two lines is strength; in three, half as much again; the first breaks, the second drives into heaps, the third overthrows. " # Responsibility # Love # Friends and Friendship

" It is very difficult to do one's duty. I was considered a barbarian because at the storming of the Praga 7,000 people were killed. Europe says that I am a monster. I myself have read this in the papers, but I would have liked to talk to people about this and ask them: is it not better to finish a war with the death of 7,000 people rather than to drag it on and kill 100,000. " # Books - Reading # Death and Dying # War

" The officers know that I myself am not ashamed to work at this. ...Suvorov was Major, and Adjutant, and everything down to Corporal; I myself looked into everything and could teach everybody. " # Business # Work # Politicians and Politics

" To me death is better than the defensive. " # Death and Dying