Intelligence is worth a thousand soldiers.

He who does not advance, retreats.

He who is ashamed of slave origins is no true warrior.

The more troops, the better I command them.

-- Han Xin

Let us put an end to this war. For we know how to win battles but not how to use our victories.

-- Hannibal

The purpose of maintaining military forces for a hundred years is solely to preserve peace.

-- Isoroku Yamamoto

The greatest joy of a conqueror is to drive his enemies before him, to seize their horses and treasure, and to hear the lamentation of their women.

-- Genghis Khan

A conqueror must wield both the sword and the law.

-- Timur

Never leave an enemy behind, or it will rise again to fly at your throat.

-- Shaka Zulu