Self-reliance Is The Best Defence

Talent And Genius Operate Outside The Rules, And Theory Conflicts With Practice.

Timidity Is The Root Of Prudence In The Majority Of Men.

Many Intelligence Reports In War Are Contradictory; Even More Are False, And Most Are Uncertain.

The World Has A Way Of Undermining Complex Plans. This Is Particularly True In Fast Moving Environments. A Fast Moving Environment Can Evolve More Quickly Than A Complex Plan Can Be Adapted To It. By The Time You Have Adapted, The Target Has Changed.

By 'intelligence' We Mean Every Sort Of Information About The Enemy And His Country - The Basis, In Short, Of Our Own Plans And Operations.