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Photo: French commander and emperor Napoleon Bonaparte
Certain people were destined to change the course of history and redraw the map of the world in their time. Styler collected the best quotes from famous military leaders
Very often people were faced with the fact that they had to achieve their right to freedom and development with the help of weapons. History has preserved the names of talented strategists, whose intelligence and cold calculation determined the course of battles. They succeeded in almost impossible tasks. Only quotes from great commanders have reached us, by which we can evaluate their wisdom and dedication.
Great adventures come from small reasons (A. Suvorov)
Alexander Suvorov was born in 1730 and was named after the no less great commander Alexander Suvorov. He is still considered a national hero of Russia and holds many honorary titles. He was awarded awards for courage, valor and unsurpassed qualities as a strategist.
Photo: Suvorov led 2,778 French soldiers and officers out of the Alps
His quotes are still published in many encyclopedias, and military tactics are studied in specialized institutions. Suvorov's ability to think ahead had a huge impact on the outcome of the defense of Girsovo, the Russian-Turkish War, the suppression of the uprising in Prague and, of course, the war with Napoleon Bonaparte.
Photo: Suvorov was a mascot for Russian soldiers
The greatest enemy hides where you least look for him (Gaius Julius Caesar)
One of the greatest commanders in world history. Caesar managed to subjugate not only an individual army, but the entire Roman Empire. However, the opinion about him was not at all clear. His supporters praised their ruler in every possible way and whitewashed his name. At this very time, the opposition was building all sorts of conspiracies against Caesar. The dictatorial method of government even forced government members to wear black robes during many meetings.
Photo: The month of July was named after Julius Caesar
Ultimately, Julius Caesar was killed by his opponents. The last popular aphorism of the great ruler was born here. Legend has it that before his death he saw his friend among the crowd of punishers. "And you Brute?". These were Caesar's last words. His statements were repeatedly mentioned even in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
Photo: Julius Caesar suffered from epileptic seizures
Genius lies in the ability to distinguish the difficult from the impossible (Napoleon I Bonaparte)
Napoleon I Bonaparte - Emperor of the French in 1804-1815, a great commander and statesman who laid the foundations of the modern French state.
Photo: Napoleon suffered from a disease called ailurophobia, or more simply the fear of cats
Defeat in the War of 1812 in Russia ruined his plans to conquer the world. The King of Italy and Emperor of France died in agony - poisoned by arsenic on the island of St. Helena.
Photo: Napoleon read at a speed of two thousand words per minute
If you don't know what your children are like, look at their friends (Lao Tzu)
Lao Tzu is one of the most famous philosophers and the inspiration of many warriors of ancient China. He was awarded the treatise Tao Te Jin, which translated means “Book of Path and Virtue.”
This work brought him fame already in ancient times, and to this day the book is studied by many historians, philosophers and military specialists. The phrases of this wise man are relevant not only in war, but also in many aspects of life.
Photo: Many modern researchers question the very existence of Lao Tzu
There is a legend that says that Lao Tzu spent many years in his mother's womb and was born as an old man. This explains his name, translated as “Old Baby.” All his life he studied the path of war, harmony and relationships between people.
Photo: There is a version that Lao Tzu and Confucius are the same person
Lao was one of the first to understand that when a soldier is in mortal danger and has something to lose, he begins to fight selflessly and survive even in the most difficult conditions.
God is not in power, but in truth (A. Nevsky)
Alexander Nevsky is considered a great Russian commander, who was canonized. His name, as the patron saint of all Slavs, is known far beyond the CIS countries, and entire legends are composed about his exploits. Nevsky lived during a difficult time of the invasion of the Mongols and knightly hordes. He selflessly fought for the freedom of his own people and made an enormous contribution to the development of Kievan Rus.
Photo: Alexander Nevsky canonized as a noble prince
During the era of Christianization of the people, on the orders of Nevsky, almost all Tatar tax collectors and recruiters of young warriors were killed in the villages. He managed to cleanse the land of oppressors and lead the people to Christian church customs. The most beautiful churches in honor of St. Alexander Nevsky still stand in Sofia, Tallinn and Tbilisi.
Photo: During the Battle of the Neva (1240) he was at most 20 years old, during the Battle of the Ice - 22 years old
At the end of July and the beginning of August in 2016, there are days of remembrance of the two most glorious associations of the Russian Armed Forces for their exploits - the Navy and the Airborne Forces. Why do we treat the defenders of the Fatherland with such love? What did Orthodox saints and great people of the past think about their ministry? Today is the time to talk about this.
Dear readers, let me bring to your attention a small collection of wise sayings made by the Holy Fathers, Church leaders, scientists, generals, heads of state and writers and dedicated to military service, patriotism and defense of the Motherland:
1.“The soldiers also asked him: what should we do? And he said to them: do not offend anyone, do not slander, and be content with your salary.” Prophet John the Baptist (Luke 3:14)
2. “The Roman generals inflamed the courage of the soldiers many times over, mixing memories of spouses and children with the name of the Fatherland. These tender obligations are truly the school of humanity.” Gabriel Romanovich Derzhavin
3.“The cruel truth of war is not in the word “die”, but in the word “kill.” I did not use the term “instinct,” but appealed to it, to the powerful instinct for preserving life. I tried to excite and tense him to win the fight.
The enemy is coming to kill both you and me. I teach you, I demand: kill him, manage to kill him, because I also want to live. And each of us tells you, each orders: kill - we want to live! And you demand from your comrade - you must demand, if you really want to live - kill! Homeland is you. The Motherland is us, our families, our mothers, our wives and children. The homeland is our people.
Maybe a bullet will catch you after all, but kill first! Destroy as much as you can! This will keep him alive, and him, and his comrades in the trench and rifle! I, your commander, want to fulfill the command of our wives and mothers, the command of our people. I want to lead into battle not to die, but to live!” Alexander Bek, “Volokolamskoye Highway”.
4.“Above the enemies of God, defeat the enemies of the Fatherland, love your enemies.” Saint Philaret of Moscow
5.“Even glory should be sacrificed for the sake of the fatherland.” Fabius Maxim
6.“It is impermissible to kill, but to exterminate the enemy in war is both lawful and worthy of praise; therefore, those who distinguished themselves in battles are awarded great honors, and monuments are erected to them, proclaiming their merits.” Saint Athanasius the Great
7.“Is the military rank deprived of hope of salvation? Is there really not a single pious centurion? I remember the first centurion, who, standing at the cross of Christ and realizing the power through miracles, when the insolence of the Jews had not yet cooled down, was not afraid of their rage and did not refuse to proclaim the truth, but confessed and did not deny that he was truly the Son of God. I also know another centurion who knew about the Lord, while he was still in the flesh, that He is God and the King of hosts and that one command was enough for Him to send benefits to those in need through ministering spirits. The Lord confirmed his faith that it was greater than the faith of all Israel. But Cornelius, being a centurion, was not worthy to see an angel and finally received salvation through Peter? Saint Basil the Great
8. “A people who do not want to feed their army will soon be forced to feed someone else’s.” Emperor Napoleon I Bonaparte
9. “It is not a sin to be a warrior, but to be a warrior for theft is lawlessness.” Saint Ambrose of Milan
10. “Wars flare up most of all for the sake of acquiring someone else’s property. But we should not blame everyone who wages war; those who laid the foundation for either offense or theft are rightly called destructive demons; Those who take revenge in moderation should not be reproached as acting unjustly, because they are doing a lawful thing.” Venerable Isidore Pelusiot
11. “Victory is determined by the art of war and the courage of the commanders and the fearlessness of the soldiers. Their chest is protection and strength for the Fatherland.” Emperor Peter I the Great
12. “God loves a good-natured world, and God blesses righteous warfare. For since there are non-peaceful people on earth, peace cannot be achieved without military help. An honest and trustworthy world for the most part must be conquered. And to preserve the acquired peace, it is necessary that the winner himself does not allow his weapons to rust.” Saint Philaret of Moscow
13. “They fight out of love for their own, so that they are not subjected to captivity and violence by the enemy. What did the French do in Russia? And how could you not fight with them? Saint Theophan the Recluse
14. “As we fight for freedom, we must be careful not to violate the freedom of conscience of others, always remembering that God is the judge of the hearts of men.
I am quite sure that no one should hesitate for a moment to resort to arms in defense of the priceless gift of freedom, on which depends all the good and evil in life, but arms, I dare add, are the last resort.” George Washington
15. “A thin citizen of the earthly Fatherland and the heavenly Fatherland is unworthy.” Saint Philaret of Moscow
16. “The best way to instill in children love for the fatherland is for their fathers to have this love.” Charles Louis de Montesquieu
17. “Remember that the earthly Fatherland with its Church is the threshold of the heavenly Fatherland, therefore love it fervently and be ready to lay down your soul for it.” Righteous John of Kronstadt
18. “The true warrior of Christ is the one who, in addition to earthly weapons, also has the weapons of God - living faith, firm hope, unfeigned love for truth and Christian humility.” Saint Innocent of Kherson
19. “The Fatherland is that mysterious but living organism, the outlines of which you cannot clearly define for yourself, but whose touch you constantly feel, because you are connected to this organism by a continuous umbilical cord.” Mikhail Evgrafovich Saltykov-Shchedrin
20.“When going to battle with adversaries, it is proper to beware of all unkind words and deeds, direct your thoughts to God and create a prayer and fight in a clear consciousness, for help is given from God to bright hearts. Victory in battle does not come from greater strength, but strength lies in God.” Equal to the Apostles Methodius, Slovenian teacher.
21. “Only one fatherland contains what is dear to everyone.” Marcus Tullius Cicero
22. “There is no higher idea than to sacrifice your own life, defending your brothers and your Fatherland.” Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky, paraphrase of the Holy Scriptures
23. “Whatever is commanded that is not contrary to the law of God, listen and do; otherwise, do not listen, since it is more fitting to obey God than men. This is what the holy martyrs did... if [the commander] orders you to do a lie, offend, steal, lie, etc., do not listen. If he threatens to punish you for this, don’t be afraid.” Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk
24. “A good name belongs to every honest person, but I based my good name on the glory of my Fatherland, and all my deeds tended towards its prosperity. Self-love, often a submissive cover of fleeting passions, has never controlled my actions. I forgot myself where I should have been thinking about the common good. My life was a harsh school, but my innocent morals and natural generosity made my labors easier: my feelings were free, and I myself was strong.” Alexander Vasilievich Suvorov
25. “Fortitude is one of the first virtues of warfare, both earthly and spiritual. Warriors experienced in battle consider a brave attack on an enemy formation to be a sign of courage, but an incomparably greater one is to stand silently with sullen firmness under the cannonballs and grapeshot of enemy batteries, when the general plan of the military leader requires it. He can rely most on such warriors; our hero Jesus Christ most relies on such warriors and crowns them with spiritual crowns.” Saint Ignatius (Brianchaninov)
26. “You are a future warrior! The job of a warrior is to stand cheerfully and always be ready to engage in battle with the enemy, without sparing yourself and without pampering the enemy.” Saint Theophan the Recluse
27. “While we are burning with freedom, While our hearts are alive for honor, My friend, let us dedicate our Souls to our homeland with wonderful impulses!”. Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin
28.“The Church wants a person wearing a military uniform to be enlightened by the light of the Truth of Christ, so that the Lord Himself will guide this person in both peace and war. The Church believes that if a warrior gives his heart to Christ and is guided by the Lord, he will not go astray, but will sincerely and sacrificially defend his neighbors and fulfill his military duties with honor.” Patriarch Alexy II
29. “Don’t think about yourself, think about your comrades; your comrades will think about you.
This is the first military commandment." General Mikhail Dragomirov
30. “Christ our God commanded us to pray for those who oppress us and to show favor to them; but He commanded us: Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. Therefore, we endure the insults that you inflict on each of us separately, but in society we defend each other and lay down our lives for our brothers, so that you, taking them into captivity, do not capture their souls along with their bodies, inclining the pious to your evil and godless affairs." Equal to the Apostles Cyril, Slovenian teacher
31. “Many who laid down their lives in battle will surely receive remission of sins, and many will be crowned with incorruptible crowns of heavenly glory, and their remaining neighbors, and everyone in general, suffering for this in their hearts and enduring many needs, will involuntarily leave luxury and be confirmed in the faith " Venerable Macarius of Optina
32. “When I met face to face with Russian wounded soldiers, I became convinced of the abyss of Christian love and self-sacrifice that lies in the heart of the Russian man, and nowhere, perhaps, do they manifest themselves in such amazing strength and grandeur as on the battlefield.” . Venerable Seraphim of Sarov
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"Life to the Fatherland, Honor to no one."
(Motto of Russian officers)
P.I. Bagration(1765 – 1812). Prince, General of the Infantry,
- “Happiness is always on the side of the brave.”
A.K. Baiov(1871-1935), Russian military historian, lieutenant general
- “Combat success is guaranteed only to the army that is imbued with the spirit of initiative.”
Bujot Thomas Robert, Marshal of France since 1843,- “Oh, moral strength,
you are the queen of armies."
V.Ya. Bryusov(1873-1924). Poet.
- “Only valor lives immortally, For the brave are glorious forever!”
N.D. Butovsky(1838 - 1917) - General of the Russian Imperial Army
- “The highest and final goal of military education is the art of defeating the enemy.”
- “The art of war has the task of achieving victory over the enemy in war with the least possible expenditure of effort, money and time.”
M.S. Vorontsov(1782-1856). Graph .
- “..Officers must know their duty and feel the importance of their rank; “It is their indispensable duty not only in all cases to set an example of obedience, patience, cheerful spirit and fearlessness, but to instill and root the same qualities, the same feelings in their subordinates.”
- “It is not enough if the officer himself is not afraid, and his team does not have the same firmness as him; A truly brave officer will have heroes as well as his subordinates.”
M.S. Galkin(1866 -1920). Colonel of the General Staff.
- “Honor is the shrine of an officer... it is the highest good... honor is a reward in happiness and consolation in grief. Honor tempers courage and ennobles courage. Honor knows neither hardships nor dangers... honor does not tolerate and cannot bear any stain.”
A.V. Gerua.(1870 - 1944). Russian military leader, lieutenant general.
- “The guardians of what is most precious - professional covenants and traditions, the source of the soul of the army, its spirit, the creators of its knowledge and science, they are at the same time educators of that stoicism of duty, without which no war or combat action is possible.”
IN AND. Dahl.(1801 -1872). Russian writer
- “Obedience is the basis of military valor.”
A.I. Denikin(1872-1947). Lieutenant General of the General Staff
“Nowhere can the importance of an individual be as great as in the army.”
A.A. Dmitrievsky(1856-1929). Church historian
- “An ideal, like a religion, gives purpose and meaning to an officer’s service, shows direction... An ideal makes you think about the future, about the consequences... Without an ideal, a nation, an army, a corps of officers are short-lived.”
F.M. Dostoevsky(1821-1881). Russian writer.
- “Nowadays they fight not so much with weapons, but with their minds...”
M.I. Dragomirov(1830-1905). General
- “In our time, an officer is not only a military rank, but something more: he is a public figure in the civil sense of the word, because he is called upon to play not the least role in public education.”
- “They study great examples of military science not in order to literally imitate them, but in order to be imbued with their spirit.”
- “Devotion to the Motherland and the interests of the common cause is the main task of the military education program.”
- “Upbringing is more important than education, because military affairs are to a large extent more strong-willed than intellectual.”
- “Don’t think about yourself, think about your comrades; your comrades will think about you.
This is the first military commandment."
“As you know, the army is an instrument of war, it exists for armed struggle against the enemies of the Motherland, and for this struggle it, first of all, must be tactically prepared. Otherwise, she will be forced to finish her studies during the battles, while suffering unnecessary losses.”
- “The defeat of the enemy in an operation, battle or battle is the work of the entire team, a common cause. Anyone who tries to rise above the collective, or someone who wants to elevate someone, is contrary to the truth.”
- “Time has no power over the greatness of everything that we experienced during the war, and the people, who once experienced great trials, will continue to draw strength from this victory.”
M.I. Zhukov. Commander of the Riga provincial battalion in 1883-1886.
“In any other matter you can be good or mediocre, but in a military matter you must be absolutely excellent.”
P.I. Izmestiev(1873 -1925). Major General, participant in the Russian-Japanese War, military writer.
- “It is not the uniform that makes a person worthy, but the person must be worthy of the uniform.”
- “Will and suggestion are two important factors of victory. The charm of a leader’s personality is necessary in war.”
- “The army must be imbued with vital energy and capacity, which constitutes the military spirit... The military spirit consists of a fusion of intellectual and moral aspirations, manifesting itself in independent actions and initiative.”
- “All great commanders were great experts on the human soul.”
“The army, imbued with the spirit of initiative, is always ready for action.”
- “Freedom is the first factor of human dignity, and within the limits of discipline it is quite applicable in the army. A correct view of military service requires that an officer of unblemished name be able to act in his life with the same courage and independence as any other citizen.”
- “Comradeship is one of the forms of military spirit... Friendly work generates solidarity, without which productive service to the common cause is impossible. There must be camaraderie in the army.”
Roman Ilyushchenko- lieutenant colonel, military journalist, bachelor of religious studies.
- “Saving the prestige of the army and troops is the job of the officers themselves.
The army, the state as a whole, has no future if its officers do not have a sense of honor."
I.A. Ilyin(1883-1954). Famous Russian philosopher, thinker.
- "... there is the concentrated willpower of my state, the stronghold of my homeland; the embodied courage of my people, the organization of honor, dedication and service...".
N.M. Karamzin(1766-1826). Russian historian, writer.
- “Patriotism is love for the good and glory of the Fatherland and the desire to contribute to them in all respects. It requires reasoning, and therefore not all people have it...”
N.L. Klado(1862-1919). Historian and theorist of the Russian fleet, professor (1910) of the Naval Corps, Nikolaev Naval and Engineering Academies, major general (1912) of the Admiralty.
“Courage is absolutely necessary in war, but it is no less important in peacetime, when it is necessary to stand uncompromisingly against lies, the routine of military service, ignorance, shortcomings and the calming influence of the environment.”
N.V. Krainsky(1869–1951). Professor.
“The traditions of military honor, valor and glory of feat play a colossal role in maintaining the spirit of the army.”
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M.I. Kutuzov(1747-1813). Field Marshal General .
- “The Russian army is invincible in battles and inimitable in generosity and peaceful virtues.”
- “The Russian soldier must know and keep in his memory that
his forefathers and ancestors for the glory of their Fatherland... famine.
thirst, labor and death were imputed to nothing...”
“Your iron chest is not afraid of either the severity of the weather or the anger of enemies: it is the reliable wall of the Fatherland, against which everything will be crushed.
Good soldiers are distinguished by firmness and patience. Old servicemen will set an example for the young ones.
Let's move forward, God is with us; “Before us is a defeated enemy, and behind us may there be peace and quiet.”.
IN AND. Maikov(1728 - 1778). Popular Russian writer of the 18th century.
- “So a cheerful spirit, possessing art, knows what courage consists of in the military line.”
S.O. Makarov(1849 – 1904). Admiral .
- “When swimming, you should not miss an opportunity to practice exercises that are useful in combat.”
- “A Russian soldier does not go into service because of money, he looks at war as the fulfillment of his sacred duty, to which he is called by fate... All the valor of the Russian soldier is based on this.”
“The entire disciplinary charter is completely contained in one phrase of the oath: “not only for fear, but also for conscience.”
V.F. Margelov(1908 – 1990). Army General.
- “Anyone who has never in his life left an airplane, from where cities and villages seem like toys, who has never experienced the joy and fear of a free fall, a whistle in his ears, a stream of wind hitting his chest, will never understand the honor and pride of a paratrooper... »
- “Knocked down - fight on your knees, you can’t get up - advance while lying down!”
- “Any task - at any time!”
A.L. Mariyushkin(1880 - 1946). Colonel of the Russian army, military writer.
- “The army is an eternal sentry that never leaves its post. Constant vigilance and improvement for the glory of the Great Motherland are its responsibilities; security, greatness and glory of the Fatherland are its rights!”I. Maslov
“The more a warrior values himself, the more inner dignity he has, the more impeccably he fulfills his duties.”
- “Mind and reason are powerful weapons of combat power... The art of war is completely uncharacteristic of savage peoples, poorly developed mentally.”
M.O. Menshikov(1859 -1918). Russian thinker, publicist.
- “Military service, before everyone else, rests primarily on idealism, completely unselfish, on the poetry of action, on that sacred religion of patriotism, without which a soldier is cannon fodder...”.
- “Woe to the army that is not courageous enough to admit its sins.”
- “The military class is the sword and shield of Russia”
- “Officership is knighthood and is still bound by knightly vows. But a true knight must ask himself: does military service entail him? If not, then a decent person should leave the army.”
E.E. Messner(1891-1974). The colonel is an outstanding Russian military theorist, writer, and historian.
- “An officer should not be afraid of responsibility, he should love responsibility.”
ON THE. Morozov(1879-1937). Russian and Soviet military leader.
- “That army could not fail to win, where the general and the officer made up one great family, living with an ardent desire for victory, an ardent dream of the greatness and benefit of the Motherland, where the good and honor of the army stood above all personal accounts, where each individual member of the army was ready for the soul to lay down yours for another."
From the book "Education of a general and an officer as the basis of victories and defeats"
Napoleon I Bonaparte(1769 - 1821)
- “Usually the soldiers win the battles, and the generals get the honors.”
P.S. Nakhimov(1802–1855). Admiral.
- “Of the three ways to influence subordinates: rewards, fear and example - the last is the surest.”
“I leave it to everyone to act completely independently at their own discretion, but be sure to fulfill their duty.”
V.A. Nedzwiecki. Honored Professor of Moscow State University. Author of the book Information special operation of the Russian command in the war of 1812 with Napoleon: plan and result.
“In the absence of wars, strengthening the military spirit in armies becomes the main educational task of peacetime.”
- “The troops, falling into the hands of talented commanders who knew how to influence their moral side, worked truly miracles.”
A.A. Neznamov(1872 – 1928), Russian military theorist, historian.
- “The high calling of the army requires special care to protect its honor. There may be, as elsewhere, people of different abilities, but dishonest, polluted people are morally intolerant.”
N.N. Obruchev(1830 - 1904). Russian military leader, general. In 1858, with the assistance of General M.A. Milutina founded the magazine "Military Collection"
- “Without developing the spirit, it is easy to make a soldier, but it is difficult to make a real warrior.”
Peter I(1672 -1725).
- “And so you should not think that you are fighting for Peter, but for the state, Peter, entrusted to him, for your family, for the Fatherland... And about Peter, know that his life is not dear to him, only if Russia lived in bliss and glory for your well-being."
(Address to Russian soldiers before the Battle of Poltava).
- “Reason and art win more than multitudes.”
- “All our affairs will be overthrown if the fleet is spent.”
- “Military affairs is the first of the worldly affairs, as it is the most important for the defense of one’s Fatherland.”
- “Officers are to soldiers as fathers to children.”
- “By military deeds, Russia has emerged from darkness to light.”
A. Popov.“The military man stands in the exceptional position of a knight of high moral principles, always ready for the feat of self-sacrifice.”
Kavad Rush. 1936 Captain 1st rank, writer, historian and publicist.
- “Self-sacrifice is the highest manifestation of culture in the world and the main virtue of a Russian officer.”
- “Traditions are memory, and memory is the air of culture and the soul of the army. The connection between times has not been broken.”
A.S. Pushkin(1799 – 1837)
- “You can not only be proud of the glory of your ancestors,
but it should; not to respect it is shameful cowardice.”
- “I swear on my honor, I would not want to change the Fatherland for anything in the world,
Or have a different story than the story of my ancestors.”
A.S. Rezanov. Colonel, participant in the Russo-Japanese War, assistant military prosecutor of the Petrograd Military District Court, author of many publications. In 1915 he published the book “German Espionage”.
- “The strength of armies is not in the number of troops, but in the quality of their leaders.”
K.F. Ryleev(1795-1826). Russian poet, Decembrist.
- “Aren’t you the strength of free souls, O valor, gift of the former heavens, mother of heroes, wine of miracles...”
V. A. Samonov(1872-1941). Colonel.
- “The composition of the officers has a decisive influence on the quality of the entire army. As are the officers, so is the army. The spirit that animates the corps of officers is the spirit of the entire army. Everything that is bequeathed by the great commanders and eras of wars will only be passed on by officers to the younger generations, and therefore in good "The army must draw from the quality and cheerful warlike spirit of its officers those moral forces that alone can lead it to victory."
A.A. Svechin(1878-1938). Russian military strategist.
- “War brings with it serious surprises. A terrible responsibility for thousands of lives. And it seems to me that an army in which the leaders greet and shoulder any responsibility with a smile will be invincible.”
- “The main duty of a military leader is to give happiness to his soldiers”.
M.D. Skobelev(1843 – 1882). An outstanding Russian military leader.
- “Discipline must be iron. There is no doubt about this, but this is achieved by the moral authority of the boss, and not by slaughter.”
- “Let us preserve in all purity the glory of the Russian name and the glory of the regiments, supported at the cost of blood.”
- “To be successful, a commander must lead his unit into battle, and not send it.”
- “The basis for success in a collision with the enemy is order in battle; I call it the best expression of the valor of a unit.”
- “The influence on the moral side of individuals and units in military affairs should be in the foreground.”
I.V. Stalin(1879 – 1953). Generalissimo.
- “Let the courageous image of our great ancestors inspire you in this war:
Alexander Nevsky, Dmitry Donskoy, Kuzma Minin, Dmitry Pozharsky,
Alexander Suvorov, Mikhail Kutuzov!”
A.V. Suvorov(1730 - 1800). Generalissimo .
- “Everlasting glory to Russian weapons!”
- “Eye - Speed - Pressure; Subordination, Exercise, Obedience, Training, Discipline, Military Order, Cleanliness, Health, Order, Vigor, Courage, Bravery. Hooray! - Victory! - Glory, glory, glory!”
- “A good name is the property of every honest person; but I concluded my good name in the glory of my Fatherland, and all my deeds tended towards its prosperity.”
- “Without virtue there is neither glory nor honor.”
- “Obedience, training, discipline, cleanliness, health, neatness, cheerfulness, courage, courage - victory.”
- “Speed and pressure are the soul of real war.”
- “Military virtues are: courage for a soldier, courage for an officer, courage for a general, but they must be guided by order and discipline, controlled by vigilance and foresight.”
- “A warrior must crush the enemy’s power, and not defeat the unarmed.”
- “Conquer yourself and you will be invincible.”
- “Do not strive for shine - but for consistency”!
- “A soldier must be healthy, brave, strong,
I will decide, justly, piously!”
Do you know who can cheer you up at a time when it seems like everything has gone to hell? Warlord. The best of them had enough speech apparatus not only to give orders, but also to say the right words. And not only in wartime.
We have collected the statements of the most famous commanders in world history, whose tongues were sharper than weapons.
Alexander Suvorov
The great Russian military leader was a real “father to the soldier” and a very wise man in everyday life. Therefore, Count Rymniksky was always treated with great attention and respect.
“The smaller the army, the more brave men there are.”
“A soldier must be healthy, brave, firm, decisive, and fair.”
“For a soldier - courage, for an officer - courage, for a general - courage.”
“With severity, mercy is needed, otherwise severity is tyranny.”
“One should not think that blind courage gives victory over the enemy, but the only thing mixed with it is the art of war.”
“Speed and pressure are the soul of real war.”
“Although courage, vigor and courage are needed everywhere and on all occasions, they are only in vain if they do not flow from the soldier.”
Napoleon Bonaparte
Who is Napoleon? Cake? Pompous dwarf? Lover Hero? First of all, he is a wise ruler and a talented commander, and it doesn’t matter whether you consider him as such or not. As an emperor, he also had to “steer” the social life of the country, and therefore not all of his phrases relate to war. Some of them are very dubious, but should we argue with the dead?
“Religion is an important subject in girls' schools. She, no matter how you look at her, is the most reliable guarantee for mothers and husbands. School should teach a girl to believe, not think.”
“A man should sleep four hours, a woman six; Only children and stupid fools sleep more than six hours.”
“A man who allows himself to be pushed around by a woman is neither a man nor a woman, but simply nothing.”
“The people, like women, have only one right: to be governed.”
“Revolution is a conviction backed by bayonets.”
“Public opinion is a public whore.”
“The Russians turned out to be worthy of being invincible.”
“There are two levers for managing people: the first is personal gain, and the second is money.”
“A fool has a great advantage over an educated man: he is always pleased with himself.”
“A leader is like a merchant who has invested his money in a business and expects profit.”
“Coups are made with the belly.”
“What does a million human lives mean to a person like me?”
“What is history if not a lie that everyone agrees on?”
“Keep it short and unclear.”
“A coward runs from someone who is more evil than him; The weak are defeated by the strong: this is the origin of political law.”
“Of course, there was no gospel Christ. There was some Jewish fanatic who imagined himself to be the Messiah. Such people are finished off everywhere, at all times. I myself had the opportunity to shoot them.”
“Women should not be treated as equals, for they are only machines for producing offspring. The best woman is the one who has the most children.”
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great was so cool that he is revered by Muslims as a prophet. Mastery of a sword and innate toughness helped him not only cut down all sorts of knots and enemies, but also conquer an empire, the size of which was almost half of the world known to the Hellenes. Thanks to Oliver Stone's film, most people think of him as a big-browed sodomy, but in reality Alexander is incredibly cool.
“I see that there will be a great competition over my grave.”
“There are countless worlds in the universe, and I haven’t conquered one yet!”
“Wars depend on glory, and often a lie that is believed becomes the truth.”
"If I had not been Alexander, I would have become Diogenes."
“There cannot be two suns in the sky and two rulers on earth.”
“There is nothing more slavish than luxury and bliss, and nothing more royal than labor.”
“The more you have, the more greedily you strive for what you don’t have. Your war is born from victories.”
"I'm dying from too many doctors."
Gaius Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar became, probably, the main pop star of ancient Rome. We say: “Rome,” we mean Yulik, we say: “Caesar,” we mean Rome. For us there is only one Caesar, although there were countless Caesars. The great commander left behind not only the right to name salad, but also hundreds of catchphrases that have long come into use, and we don’t even know what it is. It is especially interesting to read his sayings about sudden death and betrayal, remembering the story of his death.
“The greatest enemy hides where you least look.”
“I would rather be first here (in a poor town) than second in Rome.”
"To gain fame."
“It is easier to find people who voluntarily go to their death than those who patiently endure pain.”
“I came, I saw, I conquered.”
“Making your own way by force.”
“People willingly believe what they want to believe.” (Libenter homines id, quod volunt, credunt)
"Divide and rule." (lat. Divide et impera)
“It’s better to die right away than to live waiting.”
“This is the vice inherent in our nature: things invisible, hidden and unknown, give rise to both great faith and the strongest fear in us.”
“I love betrayal, but I hate traitors.”
And finally, the most famous:
“I came, I saw, I conquered.” (Veni, vidi, vici);
A good name belongs to every honest person, but I based my good name on the glory of my Fatherland, and all my deeds tended towards its prosperity. Never has pride, the often submissive veil of fleeting passions, controlled my actions. I forgot myself where I should have been thinking about the common good. My life was a harsh school, but my innocent morals and natural generosity made my labors easier: my feelings were free, and I myself was strong.
Tsars praised me, soldiers loved me, friends marveled at me, haters reviled me, they laughed at me at court. I was at court, but not as a courtier, but as Aesop and La Fontaine: I told the truth with jokes and animal language. Like the jester Balakirev, who was under Peter the Great and was a benefactor of Russia, I grimaced and writhed. I crowed like a rooster, awakening the sleepy, calming the violent enemies of the Fatherland. If I were Caesar, I would try to have all the noble pride of his soul, but I would always shun his vices.
Conscience is an inner, closed luminary, which illuminates only the person himself and speaks to him in a quiet voice without sound; gently touching the soul, bringing it to its senses, and following a person everywhere, does not give him mercy in any case.
Without virtue there is neither glory nor honor.
Atheism consumes states and rulers, faith, rights and morals.
(About godlessness). Behold hell, over which madness reigns even stronger at the end of the century. This hell, opening its jaws to the Alpine mountains, is erecting a new Rome, the foundation of which is near the abyss.
Heroism defeats courage, patience - speed, reason - intelligence, work - laziness, history - newspapers...
Heroes need goodness and mercy.
The target closest to the action is better than the one farther away.
The more conveniences, the less courage.
Even an executioner can be polite.
Be sincere with your friends, moderate in your needs and selfless in your actions.
Rule the happiness, the speed of Caesar, who was so good at taking enemies by surprise even during the day.
Great adventures come from small reasons.
Liberty and equality cannot stand for long against faith and power.
Here are my thoughts about people: the sign of fools is pride, people of mediocre intelligence are meanness, and a person of true merit is sublimity of feelings, covered with modesty.
Courageous deeds are truer than words.
Time is most precious.
Above money, time is scary.
Do you know the three sisters? Faith, Love and Hope. With them glory and victory. God is with them.
The whole earth is not worth even one drop of needlessly shed blood.
Where there are fewer troops, there are more brave men.
Benevolent generosity is often more useful than a swift military sword.
Where there is anxiety, there is a road; where there is cheers, it’s time to go there; the head does not wait for the tail.
The main talent of a great man is to be able to choose people according to their talents.
The head does not wait for the tail; it will always arrive in due time.
Civic virtues are no substitute for useless brutality in the military.
There cannot be two owners in one house.
The master's work is afraid. And the peasant does not know how to wield a plow - no bread will be produced.
Money should not be left empty.
True glory cannot be assessed: it is the result of sacrificing oneself for the benefit of the common good.
Money is expensive, human life is even more expensive, and time is most valuable.
Diplomatic language is deceptive duplicity.
Hunger is the best medicine.
One must hurry to do good.
Virtue is always persecuted.
Unity gives consent. Look at the matter as a whole.
If you like hot, be capable of cold too.
Imitation is pathetic, competition is praiseworthy. Imitation is a recognition of the lack of one's own abilities. Competition is the impulse of a noble soul that wants to show the advantage it has disputed.
The one who grabs the heat with someone else's hands will later burn out his own.
Sincerity of relationships, truth in communication - this is friendship.
Art cannot tolerate enslavement.
Mercy covers severity. With severity, mercy is needed, otherwise severity is tyranny.
Truth favors one virtue.
How painful is indifference to oneself!
The peasant gets rich not with money, but with children. The children give him money.
When going forward, know how to turn back.
The one who surprised wins.
Those who are good for the first role are not suitable for the second.
Love true glory.
Laziness is born from abundance. The closest reason for laziness is lack of leadership.
Flattery is like a pie: it needs to be baked skillfully, everything needs to be filled in moderation, not too much salt or pepper.
A proud and unpunished flatterer is the greatest villain.
A wise and meek ruler does not find his safety in the fortress fences, but in the hearts of his subjects.
A wise man does not fight accidentally.
Self-reliance is the basis of courage.
Never throw away an orange while it still has contents.
Do not be flattered by brilliance, but by constancy.
Innocence does not tolerate excuses.
The uncut forest grows again.
Hatred clouds reason.
Continuous science from readings!
It is more necessary to have unpleasant news to overcome than to find pleasant news to console you.
There is no land in the world that is so dotted with fortresses as Italy. And there is also no land that has been conquered so often.
There is nothing worse than desperate people.
The leg strengthens the leg, the hand strengthens the arm.
The burden of service is light when many lift it together.
It is better to meet danger halfway than to wait in place.
Distinguish between ambition and pride and arrogance.
Command happiness, for one minute decides victory.
Suspicion is the mother of wisdom.
Assumptions and prejudices upset everyone.
What was supposed to not be completed—God’s wrath!
Get used to tireless activity.
They don't take cities by standing.
Once happiness, twice happiness - God have mercy! Someday you need a little skill.
From a young age, learn to forgive the shortcomings of your neighbor and never forgive your own.
Speed is necessary, but haste is harmful.
Self-care and self-love are different: the first is commanded by God, the second is initially spoiled by pride.
The only secret of a strong connection between worthy friends is to be able to forgive misunderstandings and immediately enlighten them about their shortcomings.
Self-love is drowned in ignorance of its lot, but it has desires.
Service and friendship - two parallel lines - do not converge.
To sacrifice one's property at all times is the rule of the highest service.
Happiness depends on rules, fortune on chance.
Tactics and diplomacy are nothing without the lamp of history.
A solid oak tree falls not from the wind or itself, but from an axe.
Theory without practice is dead.
He is not yet great who is revered as such.
He is not subtle who is considered subtle.
He is no longer the cunning one about whom everyone says that he is cunning.
The three main virtues of a leader: courage, intelligence, health (physical and mental).
The industrious soul must be employed at his trade, and frequent exercise is as invigorating for it as ordinary exercise for the body.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
Surprise - win.
Fortune turns happiness like a wheel with spokes.
Learning is light and ignorance is darkness.
Fortune has eyes in the back of her head, her hair is short, her flight is lightning fast: if you miss it once, you won’t catch it. (There is another option: Fortuna has a bare back of her head, and long hanging hair on her forehead: if she didn’t grab it... she’ll never come back!)
To the clean - everything is clean
ABOUT HOMELAND
Great is the Russian God! We will go with him along the paths of ancient glory!
Almighty God! Grant that evil will not be revealed to Russia before 100 years, but even then the basis for this will be harmful.
The fortress is strong, the garrison is a whole army. But nothing can stand against Russian weapons - we are strong and self-confident.
He who loves his Fatherland sets the best example of love for humanity.
Easy victories do not flatter the Russian heart.
Our slowness will increase the enemy's strength. Speed and surprise will upset and amaze him. The width of the river will not narrow, the height of the banks will not decrease. The Russian God is strong. With Him we will fly a heroic flight, with Him we will win!
We are Russians, we will overcome everything.
No army in the world can resist the brave Russian grenadier.
Nature produced only one Russia. She has no rivals. (Suvorov quotes the statement of Emperor Peter the Great)
Show in action that you are Russian!
Try to move this stone. You can not? So the Russians cannot retreat.
The Russian is distinguished by faith, loyalty and reason.
Rusak is not a coward.
The Russians always beat the Prussians, so what can we learn from that?
The Russian God is great! The French groan, the Tsars are pacified!
A Russian must experience everything.
Death or captivity - it's all the same!
In essence, there is nothing more harmful and even more - no one can be as cruel as sentimental people are harmful and cruel as a result of their actions. A man who loves his neighbors, a man who hates war, must finish off the enemy so that after one war another does not begin.
Where a deer passes, a Russian soldier will also pass. Where a deer will not pass, a Russian soldier will still pass.
All of Europe will move towards Russia in vain: it will find Thermopylae, Leonidas2 and its own coffin there. (Leonidas is the Spartan king who died in battle defending the Thermopylae Gorge in 480 BC.)
The bayonet, speed, surprise - these are the leaders of the Russians.
Victory is the enemy of war.
A soldier in peacetime and at war.
Die for the House of the Mother of God, for the Mother Queen, for the Most Serene House. The Church prays to God. To those who remained alive, honor and glory!
Prepare in war for peace, and in peace for war.
MILITARY SCIENCE
Attack with what you came with! Stab, chop, drive, cut off, don’t miss! Hooray! - works wonders, brothers!
Take care of the bullet in the muzzle.
Save the bullet for three days, and sometimes for an entire campaign, when there is nowhere to take it.
Be patient in your military work, do not give in to despondency from failures.
Brothers! Hit with a bayonet, stab with a butt! Don't linger: move forward quickly! Whoa, wave! Shake your head, go ahead, brothers! Miracle heroes, forward! We are Russians!
Be discerning, be careful. Have a specific goal. Know how to prevent false and doubtful circumstances, but do not get carried away by local fervor.
They lie in the office, but they beat you in the field.
Speed and surprise replace numbers. Pressures and blows decide the battle.
Speed and pressure are the soul of real war.
Military virtues: for a soldier - courage, for an officer - courage, for a general - courage, guided by the principles of order and discipline, controlled by vigilance and foresight.
In a field battle there are three attacks: the first is on the wing, which is weaker. It’s not good to be in the middle - they’ll squeeze you. An all-out attack bypassing is good only for a small corps.
Don't waste time in sieges... An open assault is best. There is less loss here.
Look! Rapidity! Victory!
Fight not with numbers, but with skill.
Military science is the science of winning.
Military science must be learned in war. Every theater of war is new.
If obstacles arise, you cannot be distracted by them too much; time is most valuable - you need to be able to save it. Often our previous victories remained inconclusive due to lack of people. The most false rule is the belief that everything is over after the defeat of the enemy, while one should strive for greater successes.
The highest thing is the eye, that is, the use of the position of the place, hard work, vigilance and comprehension.
Do in war what the enemy considers impossible.
He who is afraid is half defeated. Fear has big eyes, one for ten will seem.
Activity is the most important of all military virtues.
One should strive for one main point and forget about the retreat3. Onslaught and blows decide the battle, and an assault is preferable to a siege. (retreat - retreat)
For a scientist they give three non-scientists. Three is not enough for us, give us six, give us ten for one - we’ll beat them all, knock them down, take them to the full...
If you want to die in war, then you must want to die in action with glory, like Turenne. (Henri Turenne (1611-1675) is a famous French commander.)
You go to beat the enemy, multiply your troops, empty your posts, remove communications. Having beaten the enemy, update according to the circumstances, but drive him to destruction.
He who is courageous and boldly goes straight to the enemy has already won half the victory.
Correct shooting at a target is of great importance: it multiplies the death of the enemy and prevents unnecessary waste of ammunition in action.
The true rule of military art is to directly attack the enemy from the side that is most sensitive to him, and not to converge, timidly making his way through roundabout roads, through which the attack itself becomes complex, while the matter can be decided only by a direct, bold attack.
A local (resident) in his vicinity judges better based on circumstances.
We owe all our exploits to the unification of the first two armies in Europe into the invincible Russian-Austrian army. And if we start the campaign again, then it is necessary to bring the systems closer together. Otherwise there can be neither salvation for humanity nor the restoration of oppressed rulers and religion.
In war, money is precious, human life is even more precious, time is more precious than anything else.
This refers to the development of strategy and tactics.
You have to beat with skill, not numbers.
There is no need for methodism, but a military view that is correct.
The infantry should not engage in much firing, but only go with bayonets and take full force.
Discipline is the mother of victory.
Not a single post should be considered a fortress... there is no shame in yielding a post to an enemy superior in number. On the contrary, this is the art of war: to retreat in time without loss, the ceded post can be reoccupied, and the loss of people is irreversible: often one person is more valuable than the post itself.
There is no way to win any battle in the cabinet.
Never waste your strength to occupy points. If the enemy has bypassed him, so much the better: he himself is going to defeat.
Nothing - except offensive.
Don't offend the average person: he gives us water and food. A soldier is not a robber. Holy prey: take the camp - everything is yours, take the fortress - everything is yours. Do not go hunting without an order.
Although courage, vigor and courage are needed everywhere and on all occasions, they are only in vain if they do not flow from art.
Operating plan in a building, in a column. Clear distribution of regiments. Timing is everywhere. In correspondence between military commanders, the matter should be stated clearly and briefly, in the form of notes, without large titles. Future enterprises should be determined a day or two in advance.
Bayonets, speed, surprise!.. The enemy thinks that you are a hundred, two hundred miles away, and you, doubling your heroic pace, arrive quickly, suddenly. The enemy is singing, walking, waiting for you from an open field, and you, from behind the steep mountains, from the dense forests, swoop down on him out of the blue. Strike, constrain, knock over, hit, drive, don’t let you come to your senses.
In any case, the most harmful thing to the enemy is our terrible bayonet, with which our soldier works more efficiently than anyone else in the world.
Victory depends on the legs, and the arms are only the instrument of victory.
The ditch is not deep, the rampart is not high. Throw yourself into the ditch, jump over the rampart. Hit with bayonets, stab, drive, take full advantage!!!
Take care of your gun, breadcrumbs and legs more than your eyes!
The tirelessness of a soldier and the determination of an officer are the leaders to glory!
Treat prisoners humanely; he is ashamed of barbarism.
The regiment is a mobile fortress, together, shoulder to shoulder, and you can’t take it with a tooth!
Sikurs (help), danger and other words serve women who are afraid to get off the stove.
Death flees from the bayonet and saber of the brave. Happiness crowns courage and bravery.
Death on a bed is not a soldier's death.
Shoot rarely, but shoot accurately. Stab firmly with a bayonet. The bullet is stupid, the bayonet is great.
Subordination or obedience is the mother of discipline or the art of war.
A step back is death. Forward two, three and ten - I allow it.
Firmness, foresight, eye, time, courage, pressure, less details and details in speeches to the soldiers.
Three martial arts: the first is eye, the second is speed, the third is pressure.
Subordination, exercise, discipline, cleanliness, neatness, health, vigor, courage, bravery, victory, glory, glory, glory!
It’s hard to study - it’s easy to go on a hike; it’s easy to study - it’s hard to go on a trip.
An intelligent military man should not act at random, without going to extremes.
Three will rush in: stab the first, shoot the second, bayonet the third with a karachun. Don't delay in attack.
With a bayonet, one person can stab three or even four, but a hundred bullets fly into the air.
A fleeing enemy is destroyed by one pursuit.
Beat the enemy, sparing neither him nor yourself, be angry, fight to death, the one who spares himself the least wins.
Constantly studying the enemy will make you a great commander. It is impossible to win any battle in the cabinet. Know how to use the terrain, control your happiness.
You should not give the enemy time, take advantage of his mistake as much as possible and boldly take it from the weakest side.
Bogatyrs, the enemy trembles from you, but there is a greater enemy: a damned ignoramus, a hint, a riddle, a deceitful, crafty, eloquent, curt, two-faced, polite... the ignoramus caused a lot of trouble.
There are no lousier people than the Prussians. Lauzer or lice was the name of their cloak. You won’t be able to walk through the Shieldhouse (Guardroom) or near the guardhouse without getting infected, and their heady stench will make you faint.
Never despise your enemy, whatever he may be, and get to know his weapons, his way of acting and fighting. Know what his strength is and what the enemy’s weakness is.
It is no less a weapon to strike the enemy with philanthropy.
Oh, how this young Bonaparte strides! He is a hero, he is a miracle hero, he is a sorcerer! He conquers both nature and people. He walked around the Alps as if they were not there at all. He hid their menacing peaks in his pocket, and hid his army in the right sleeve of his uniform. It seemed that the enemy then only noticed his soldiers when he rushed them, like Jupiter his lightning, sowing fear everywhere and striking the scattered crowds of Austrians and Piemnians. Oh, how he walks! As soon as he entered the path of military leadership, he cut the Gordian knot of tactics. Not caring about numbers, he attacks the enemy everywhere and defeats him completely. He knows the irresistible force of the onslaught - no more is needed. His opponents will persist in their sluggish tactics, subordinate to cabinet pens, and the military council is in his head. In his actions he is as free as the air he breathes. He moves his regiments, fights and wins according to his will!
This is my conclusion: as long as General Bonaparte maintains his presence of mind, he will be a winner. Great military talents were his inheritance. But if, to his misfortune, he throws himself into a political whirlwind, if he betrays the unity of thought, he will perish.
It’s amazing, really, that you prefer cunning to reason and take the end as the beginning! It is proper to do this only with court jesters.
Learned men, with their immortality, are more like gods than anyone else: it is they who carry us to the heights of virtue. Their genius shows us how sweet it is to devote one's life to the public good. They instruct us not to care about our own person, to despise the vicissitudes of fortune and to sacrifice ourselves for the good of the Fatherland and humanity.
Although courage, vigor and courage are needed everywhere and in all cases, they are only in vain if they do not flow from art, which increases from trials, with inspiration and confirmation to everyone of his position.
Give mercy to the rest who surrender: it is a sin to kill in vain. They are the same people.
The enemy is pushed back - failure. Cut off, surrounded, scattered - good luck.
Generosity befits a winner.
The enemy has the same hands, but they don’t know the Russian bayonet.
The French, and especially the Neapolitan cavalry, shout “Pardon” so that they come over to us.
The French are hot, they are hot: they beat them a lot, it’s difficult to save them.
The French are violators of general silence and enemies of general peace. The French rejected Christ the Savior, they trampled on the legitimate government. Fear their depravity... You were happy with your faith - keep it. Treasure your conscience: may it not reproach you for being companions in oppressing the faith and rights of the people. Flee from false teachers.
ABOUT COMMANDERS
The vigil of the boss is the best peace of mind for his subordinates. His foresight overcomes accidents.
The general needs to educate himself in the sciences.
Pathetic is the commander who wages a war based on newspapers. There are other things he needs to know.
The commander needs continuous education of himself in science through reading.
It is necessary for the troops of their leader to understand.
Learn to obey before you command others.
A commander in war should not bind himself to anything, but act according to the circumstances and always quickly.
Training is needed, as long as it is succinct and concise. The soldiers love him.
From severity to cruelty half a fathom, half an arshin, half an inch, half a half an inch.
Full power to the elected commander.
Eat your share, and give the soldier's share to the soldier.
Keep in your memory the names of great people and follow their example with prudence in your campaigns and actions.
Do not use “stop” commands. And in battle: “attack”, “cut”, “stab”, “hurray”, “drums”, “music”.
Train the soldiers under your command carefully and set an example for them.
Constantly sharpening your eye will make you a great commander.
The nightly defeats of his opponents prove the leader’s ability to use victory not for shine, but for constancy.
ABOUT SOLDIERS
Without ambition, obedience and good behavior there is no good soldier.
See your family in your unit, your father in your boss, and your brother in your comrade.
Every warrior must understand his maneuver. A secret is only an excuse, more harmful than useful. The chatterbox will be punished anyway.
What a soldier needs is useful, but what is unnecessary leads to luxury - the mother of self-will.
Die yourself, but help your comrade. The Church prays to God for those killed!
The soldier is dear. Take care of your health, clean your stomach if it’s clogged. Hunger is the best medicine.
A soldier must be healthy, brave, firm, determined, truthful, and pious.
You swore an oath. Die for the faith, the Tsar and the Fatherland. Defend the banner to the last drop of blood.
A battle is calmer to me than a shovel of lime and a pyramid of bricks.
My wealth consists of donated diamonds and uniforms made in St. Petersburg and silver spoons recently ordered from Moscow.
In your letter... the word “retreat” was used in reference to me. I answer that I did not know him all my life, just as I did not know the defensive war, which at the beginning of the campaign cost the lives of over 10,000 people in Tyrol alone, which we did not lose during the entire Italian campaign...
Yes, I served as a sexton, sang in bass, and now I’ll go sing with Mars.
Your brush will depict the features of my face - they are visible. But my inner humanity is hidden. So, I will tell you that I shed blood in streams. I shudder. But I love my neighbor. I have never made anyone unhappy in my entire life. He did not sign a single death sentence. Not a single insect died by my hand. Was small, was big. With the ebb and flow of happiness, he trusted in God and was unshakable.
Take the hero of ancient times as your model. Watch him. Follow him. Get even. Overtake. Glory to you! I chose Caesar. The Alpine mountains are behind us. God is before us. Hooray! Russian eagles flew around Roman eagles.
I'm proud to be Russian!
Every honest person should have a good name; I personally saw this good name in the glory of my Fatherland. My successes had the sole purpose of his well-being.
A life as open and well-known as mine can never be distorted by any biographer. There will always be false witnesses to the truth, and most of all I do not demand someone who deems it worthy to work about me, think and write. This is the scale by which I would like to be known.
Seek true glory, follow the tracks of virtue. I am devoted to the latter, and I close the former in the service of the Fatherland.
A soldier is dearer to me than myself.
If I were not a commander, I would be a writer.
The cabinet ordered me not to take any more fortresses.
Kamensky knows military affairs, but it does not know it, Suvorov does not know military affairs, but it knows it, and Saltykov neither knows military affairs, nor does it know him.
My tactics: courage, courage, insight, foresight, order, moderation, charter, eye, speed, onslaught, humanity, pacification, oblivion...
It's better to have your head off than to lose your honor. Through five hundred deaths I learned not to be afraid of death.
The Prussians accept my tactics, but leave their rotten ones.
Meanwhile, while the European world and tactics are being renewed, I am numb in shameful inaction, I am exhausted under the burden of an idle and useless life.
Self-esteem, most often generated by an instant impulse, never controlled my actions, and I forgot myself when it came to the benefit of the Fatherland.
Powder is not gunpowder, letters are not a cannon, a scythe is not a cleaver, and I am not a German, but a real hare.
Repnin can always talk about Mother Catherine, Suvorov can talk about it sometimes, but Kamensky should never talk about it.
One minute decides the outcome of a battle, one hour the success of a campaign, one day the fate of an empire. I act not in hours, but in minutes.
True, I didn’t communicate much with women. But while amusing myself in their company, I was always respectful. I didn't have enough time to study with them, and I was afraid of them. Women run the country here, just like everywhere else. But I did not feel strong enough to defend myself from their charms.
Titles are not for me, but they are necessary for the public.
Honoring and unfeignedly loving God, and in him my brethren, men, never tempted by the alluring song of the sirens of a luxurious and carefree life, I have always handled the most precious treasure on earth - time - thriftily and actively, in a vast field and in quiet solitude, which I delivered to myself everywhere. Intentions, thought out with great difficulty and even more fulfilled, with persistence and often with extreme speed and not missing the fickle time. All this, formed according to the form characteristic of me, often brought me victory over capricious Fortune. This is what I can say about myself, leaving my contemporaries and posterity to think and say about me what they think and say they want.
Nature has not given me carelessness, it’s too late to change, I will always be the same.
For seventy years I have been chasing fame. I stand at the tomb and recognize her dream: peace of soul at the Throne of the Almighty.
At court, language is filled with hints, guesses, omissions, and double meanings. I, a rude soldier, am not a guesser at all.
Alas for me with my love for the Fatherland - intrigues prevent me from showing it.
My honor is most dear to me. God is her patron.
I now feel my former wounds, but as long as I live, I will serve, although sometimes I will rest. This is the duty of a Christian! Pure mind without knots. My style is not figurative, but natural - with the strength of my spirit
Bayonets, edged weapons, attacks, blows - these are my reconnaissance.
I cannot give up the 50-year habit of a hectic life and my acquired talents as a soldier.
I would legitimately wish to be sometimes in public in a foreign uniform: it is glory to the Great Emperor that his subject deservedly deserved them.
I was happy because I commanded happiness.
As a slave, I die for the Fatherland and as a cosmopolitan, for the world. I'm waiting for dismissal from the Baltic worldly vanities.
I'm better than the late Prussian king. By the grace of God I did not lose any battles.
I am not a fan of Demosthenes’ chatter, I don’t like either academicians, who only introduce confusion into sound judgments, or the Senate of Hannibalov. I don't like rivalries, demonstrations, counter-marches. Instead of these childish things - eye, speed, pressure - these are my leaders.
I’m the same, I haven’t lost my spirit. Anyone who wants my last shirt will deceive me in his own interests, I’ll give it to him, I’ll remain naked. Because of this I am not yet small.
I am a soldier, I don’t know either tribe or clan. The field is one of my elements.
The materials belonging to the history of my military operations are so closely intertwined with the history of my life that the original man and the original warrior must be inseparable from each other in order for the image of one or the other to retain its essential appearance.
I love the truth without embellishment.
Suvorov’s main rule: hurry to do good.
ABOUT SUVOROV
O joy! - Muse! give me the lyre
Yes, I sing Suvorov again!
How the world heard thunder after thunder,
Let everyone hear my song!..
Walks in heroic joy
And with a quiet wave of the hand,
Commands a strong army,
Calls the shelves around him.
