Proverbs

“The first demand in war is decisive action. Everyone, the highest commander and the most junior soldier, must be aware that omissions and neglects incriminate him more severely than the mistake of choice of means.”

Heers Dienstvorschrift 300 Truppenfurhrung
(German Army Regulation 300, Command of Troops), 1936


"Heroes are made by the times."
-Traditional Chinese proverb