45 Quotes by Ferdinand Foch

None but a coward dares to boast that he has never known fear.

The truth is, no study is possible on the battlefield. One does there simply what one can in order to apply what one knows. Therefore, in order to do even a little, one has already to know a great deal, and to know it well.

My centre is giving way, my right is in retreat, situation excellent. I attack.

The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.

My center is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent. I shall attack.

The power to command has never meant the power to remain mysterious.

A battle won is a battle which we will not acknowledge to be lost.

The will to conquer is the first condition of victory.

In whatever position you find yourself, determine first your objective.