Quotes by
Ferdinand Foch |
1851-1929 , French field marshal
French general and commander of Allied forces during the closing months of World War I, generally considered the leader most responsible for the Allied victory. | 10 quotes | 6,441 visits |
Quotations
| • | This is not a peace. It is an armistice for 20 years. (on the Treaty of Versailles) 23 |
| • | My center is giving way, my right is retreating, situation excellent, I am attacking. (message to Marshal Joseph Joffre during the 1st Battle of the Marne, Sep 1914) 14 |
| • | It takes 15,000 casualties to train a major general. 8 |
| • | The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire. 7 |
| • | None but a coward dares to boast that he has never known fear. 4 |
| • | The will to conquer is the first condition of victory. 4 |
| • | In whatever position you find yourself, determine first your objective. 4 |
| • | The military mind always imagines that the next war will be on the same lines as the last. That has never been the case and never will be. 4 |
| • | The unknown is the governing principle of war. 2 |
Stupid Quotes
| • | Airplanes are interesting toys but without military value. (said it in 1911, before WW I) 6 |