A brilliant commander, whose fame extended far beyond the borders of Russia, Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov had a subtle mind, insight and foresight. An unsurpassed strategist and tactician, he did not lose a single battle in his life, and the combat system he created was far ahead of his era.
Military genius A.V. Suvorov left a deep mark in the history of Russia, and, of course, in the history of the Russian army, and military science in general.
Contemporaries spoke of him as a man of honor, generous, kind, at the same time assertive and resolute. His aphorisms are best told about his personality:
Without virtue there is neither glory nor honor.
One minute decides the outcome of the battle; one hour - the success of the campaign; one day - the fate of the empire.
Of all the most harmful lies, there is a vice.
The rules of education are the first foundation that prepares us to be citizens.
Talking with the ignorant is sometimes more instructive than talking with the learned.
The war is over only when the last soldier is buried.
Do not drag large convoys behind you, the main thing is speed and onslaught, your bread is in the convoy and satchels of enemies.
Be sincere with your friends, moderate in your needs and disinterested in your actions.
There is no change in combat, there is only support. Defeat the enemy, then the service will end.
Take a hero of ancient times as a model, watch him, follow him, catch up, overtake him - glory to you!
Never despise your enemy, whatever he may be, and know well his weapons, his way of acting and fighting. Know what is his strength and what is the weakness of the enemy.
There is no shame in admitting to a person in your mistake.
Do not be afraid of death, then you will probably win. Two deaths cannot happen, but one cannot be avoided.
And in the lower rank there are heroes.
Wherever a deer passes, a Russian soldier will also pass. Where the deer will not pass, the Russian soldier will still pass.
No matter how bad it is, never despair, hold on while you have the strength.
Who is scared is half beaten.
Who is brave is alive. Who dared - he is whole.
The soldier who answers: "I can't know" is useless.
Do in war what the enemy considers impossible.
A soldier should be healthy, brave, firm, resolute, truthful, pious.
Shoot rarely, but accurately. Bayonet if firmly. The bullet will miss, the bayonet will not miss: the bullet is a fool, the bayonet is well done.
From a young age, learn to forgive the offenses of your neighbor and never forgive your own.
Speed and surprise replace number. Pushing and punching decides the battle.
Die yourself - save a comrade.
Speed is needed, and haste is harmful.
Learning is light and ignorance is darkness. The work of the master is afraid, and if the peasant does not know how to own a plow, bread will not be born.
There is nothing insurmountable in the world.
Do not offend the inhabitant, he waters and feeds us; a soldier is not a robber.
Sin is to kill in vain.
Discipline is the mother of victory.
It is better to acquit ten guilty than to accuse one innocent.
Love for the fatherland, shame and fear of reproach are the means of taming and able to restrain many crimes.
Whoever is satisfied with his condition, to live happily.
Prepare in war for peace, and in peace for war.
People themselves are often the cause of happiness and unhappiness.
We are Russians, we will overcome everything.
“So this is what it means to be a king!”
Alexander the Great
After the Battle of Issa in 333 B.C. e. Alexander entered the tent of the defeated king Darius. The gaze of the conqueror of Asia was struck by luxurious lodges, thin bedspreads, dishes of gold and silver. The greatness of the Persian court was unusual for the Macedonians, who were accustomed to unpretentious life, rustic food and wine. They could not take off the same outfit for several days. And there is so much abundance! Then Alexander became addicted to royal life, successfully combining Macedonian and Persian styles in clothing and everyday life.
"If I were not Alexander, I would like to become Diogenes."
Alexander the Great
Plutarch describes a significant dialogue that took place between Alexander and Diogenes in Attica. In it, the Greek thinker, to the question of the conquering king who approached him: “What can I do for you?”, Answered: “Step a little to the side, you block the sun for me!”
The great commander went to his friends, and the philosopher continued to bask in the sun. It was then that Macedonsky said this famous phrase, full of respect and admiration for the wisdom of Diogenes.
"For the brave there is no barrier, but for cowards - no support."
Alexander the Great
The young Alexander was trained in the art of war by his father, Philip II. At the age of sixteen, he led a detachment of Macedonian warriors and was desperately daring in battle, constantly getting seriously injured, exposing himself to unjustified danger. Alexander believed that a real warrior is fearless and can do anything. The Macedonian did not know the barriers in the conquest of lands. If not for the protest of the warriors, he would have reached the Ganges.
"I came, I saw, I conquered!"
Gaius Julius Caesar
With a famous phrase, the emperor laconically announced to his friend about the lightning victory at Zela over King Farnak II in 47 BC. When the dictator's legionaries marched triumphantly through the streets of ancient Rome, a tablet bearing these words was carried before Caesar. The expression has become an aphorism that accurately describes a quick victory over someone.
"Let the die be cast!"
Gaius Julius Caesar
So said the great emperor during the crossing of the border river Rubicon in 49 BC. According to the law, it was necessary to dissolve the army at the borders of the Roman Empire, but Caesar acted radically and went to Rome to become the sole ruler. Thus, with little support from the legions, he began a risky war with Pompey, whose army was many times superior to the forces of the future dictator. Caesar won the war, and the famous phrase began to mean extreme risk, the firmness of a decision or act. The similar expression "to cross the Rubicon" is connected with the same case.
"God is not in power, but in truth!"
Alexander Nevskiy
With these words, on July 15, 1240, the prince addressed his squad and Novgorodians before a decisive battle with the Swedes. The forces were unequal, but Alexander Nevsky, feeling that he was right, rushed into battle and won with minimal losses. This was the first serious test of the young commander, where he showed himself as a far-sighted strategist and politician. So it was possible to stop the onslaught of the Swedes from the northwestern borders. After this battle, the Russian people called Alexander Nevsky a saint.
“We are Russians, what a delight!”
Alexander Suvorov
The great Suvorov loved to repeat this phrase, full of pride in the Fatherland. He did not know defeat, and there were more than sixty battles. Far beyond the borders of the Russian Empire, his talent for brilliant victory was recognized. As a sincere patriot of his Motherland, the Generalissimo in every possible way increased the glory of Russia and always emphasized that he was Russian.
"The war is not over until the last soldier is buried."
Alexander Suvorov
The famous phrase was uttered after the Rymnik battle on September 22, 1789 in response to the generals who announced that the Russian-Turkish war was over. The expression is meaningful and can mean:
As long as the last soldier in the enemy army is alive, the battle will last;
If even one soldier of the Russian army is able to fight, we will continue the battle.
Today, these words of the great Suvorov have taken on an additional meaning, and are perceived as an appeal to the continuation of search work: until the last soldier is buried, the war is not over.
"Medicine is a collection of illogical prescriptions that do more harm than good."
Napoleon Bonaparte
The French emperor did not like doctors and did not believe in medicine. He ignored the recommendations of doctors and refused to take medicine, believing that an inevitable fate rules everything in life.
"The French in this battle did everything to be victorious, but the Russians got the right to be called invincible."
Napoleon Bonaparte
That is how highly Napoleon appreciated the courage and amazing courage of Russian soldiers during the Battle of Borodino near Moscow, which he called "the most terrible of all battles."
“There are no roads in Russia, only directions.”
Napoleon Bonaparte
The French commander spoke indignantly about the Russian roads. Due to their terrible condition, Napoleon could not fully carry out large-scale operations and launch corps in different directions. So impassable roads and the Russian winter played a positive role in the expulsion of the invader.
“We will not defeat Napoleon. We will deceive him."
Mikhail Kutuzov
The defeat at Austerlitz made it clear to the field marshal that Napoleon could not be defeated by decisive actions alone. When Kutuzov was appointed to command the Russian army instead of Barclay de Tolly, he tried to raise the morale of the soldiers and develop ingenious tactics against the French army.
"The war ended with the complete annihilation of the enemy."
Mikhail Kutuzov
With these words, the great commander congratulated the Russian soldiers when, on December 21, 1812, the remnants of the Napoleonic army finally left Russia.
“Surprised by the complaints against the people who love their fatherland so dearly.”
Mikhail Kutuzov
Such is the answer of the Russian field marshal to the reproach of Count Lauriston. The Frenchman was indignant that the Russians were violating the rules of warfare, since peasants were fighting French soldiers.
“The comparison is wrong. Bonaparte lost the war, but I won."
Georgy Zhukov
The marshal was a constant problem for the authorities: he was annoyed by his success, the growing love of the army and the people, special charisma, great will and determination. The informal army leader was a serious competition for those wishing to occupy the highest positions in the country's leadership. The brilliant military leader was constantly accused of Bonapartism, which Georgy Zhukov never suffered from. So he refuted such attacks.
- A pint of sweat saves a gallon of blood. (General George Patton)
- The big battalions are always right. (Napoleon I Bonaparte)
- Time has no power over the greatness of everything that we experienced during the war. And the people, which once survived great trials, will continue to draw strength from this victory. (G.K. Zhukov)
- Military forces are not enough to defend the country, while the country defended by the people is invincible. (Napoleon I Bonaparte)
- I came, I saw, I conquered. (Gaius Julius Caesar)
Best Warlord Quotes
- 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 must first of all be prepared tactically. Otherwise, she will be forced to complete her studies during the battles, while incurring unnecessary losses. (G.K. Zhukov)
- An army of rams led by a lion will always triumph over an army of lions led by a ram. (Napoleon I Bonaparte)
- Quotes of commanders - The defeat of the enemy in an operation, battle or battle is the business of the whole team, a common cause. The one who tries to rise above the collective, or the one who wants to raise someone else, is contrary to the truth. (G.K. Zhukov)
- Happiness is always on the side of the brave. (P.I. Bagration)
- The soldier is required above all endurance and patience; courage is second. (Napoleon I Bonaparte)
- Obedience, learning, discipline, cleanliness, health, neatness, cheerfulness, courage, bravery - victory. (A.V. Suvorov)
- Courage in war is absolutely necessary, 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.L. Clodo)
- Combat success is ensured only by an army that is imbued with the spirit of initiative. (A.K. Baiov)
- The Russian army is invincible in battles and inimitable in the generosity and virtues of the peace. (M.I. Kutuzov)
- No matter how bad it is, never despair, hold on while you have the strength. (A.V. Suvorov)
- The highest and ultimate goal of military education is the art of defeating the enemy. (N.D. Butovsky)
- Love for the motherland is the first virtue of a civilized person. (Napoleon I Bonaparte)
- Honor is the shrine of an officer ... it is the highest blessing ... honor is a reward in happiness and consolation in grief. Honor tempers courage and ennobles bravery. Honor knows neither hardships nor dangers ... honor does not tolerate, and does not endure any stain. (M.S. Galkin)
- Easy to learn - hard to hike, hard to learn - easy to hike. (A.V. Suvorov)
- One studies the great examples of military art not in order to literally imitate them, but in order to be imbued with their spirit. (M.I. Dragomirov)
- Idleness is the root of all evil, especially to a military man. (A.V. Suvorov)
- Devotion to the Motherland, to the interests of the common cause is the main task of the military education program. (M.I. Dragomirov)
- War is made up of unforeseen events. (Napoleon I Bonaparte)
- The entire disciplinary charter is completely removed in one phrase of the oath: "not only for fear, but also for conscience." (S.O. Makarov)
- First read, learn, then act. (M. Frunze)
- Upbringing is more important than education, because military science is to a large extent more strong-willed than intellectual. (M.I. Dragomirov)
- The Russian soldier goes to the service not because of money, he looks at the 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. (S.O. Makarov)
- There are no fearless people among those who have something to lose. (Napoleon I Bonaparte)
- Sayings of the great commanders - Do not think about yourself, think about your comrades; your friends will think of you. Here is the first military commandment. (M.I. Dragomirov)
- Anyone who has never left an airplane in his life, 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 beating in his chest, he will never understand the honor and pride of a paratrooper ... (In .F. Margelov)
A brilliant commander, whose fame extended far beyond the borders of Russia, Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov had a subtle mind, insight and foresight. An unsurpassed strategist and tactician, he did not lose a single battle in his life, and the combat system he created was far ahead of his era.
Military genius A.V. Suvorov left a deep mark in the history of Russia, and, of course, in the history of the Russian army, and military science in general.
Contemporaries spoke of him as a man of honor, generous, kind, at the same time assertive and resolute. His aphorisms are best told about his personality:
Without virtue there is neither glory nor honor.
One minute decides the outcome of the battle; one hour - the success of the campaign; one day - the fate of the empire.
Of all the most harmful lies, there is a vice.
The rules of education are the first foundation that prepares us to be citizens.
Talking with the ignorant is sometimes more instructive than talking with the learned.
The war is over only when the last soldier is buried.
Do not drag large convoys behind you, the main thing is speed and onslaught, your bread is in the convoy and satchels of enemies.
Be sincere with your friends, moderate in your needs and disinterested in your actions.
There is no change in combat, there is only support. Defeat the enemy, then the service will end.
Take a hero of ancient times as a model, watch him, follow him, catch up, overtake him - glory to you!
Never despise your enemy, whatever he may be, and know well his weapons, his way of acting and fighting. Know what is his strength and what is the weakness of the enemy.
There is no shame in admitting to a person in your mistake.
Do not be afraid of death, then you will probably win. Two deaths cannot happen, but one cannot be avoided.
And in the lower rank there are heroes.
Wherever a deer passes, a Russian soldier will also pass. Where the deer will not pass, the Russian soldier will still pass.
No matter how bad it is, never despair, hold on while you have the strength.
Who is scared is half beaten.
Who is brave is alive. Who dared - he is whole.
The soldier who answers: "I can't know" is useless.
Do in war what the enemy considers impossible.
A soldier should be healthy, brave, firm, resolute, truthful, pious.
Shoot rarely, but accurately. Bayonet if firmly. The bullet will miss, the bayonet will not miss: the bullet is a fool, the bayonet is well done.
From a young age, learn to forgive the offenses of your neighbor and never forgive your own.
Speed and surprise replace number. Pushing and punching decides the battle.
Die yourself - save a comrade.
Speed is needed, and haste is harmful.
Learning is light and ignorance is darkness. The work of the master is afraid, and if the peasant does not know how to own a plow, bread will not be born.
There is nothing insurmountable in the world.
Do not offend the inhabitant, he waters and feeds us; a soldier is not a robber.
Sin is to kill in vain.
Discipline is the mother of victory.
It is better to acquit ten guilty than to accuse one innocent.
Love for the fatherland, shame and fear of reproach are the means of taming and able to restrain many crimes.
Whoever is satisfied with his condition, to live happily.
Prepare in war for peace, and in peace for war.
People themselves are often the cause of happiness and unhappiness.
We are Russians, we will overcome everything.
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Great is the Russian God! We will go with him along the paths of ancient glory!
Almighty God! Grant that evil for Russia is not revealed 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.
Whoever loves his Fatherland sets the best example of love for humanity.
Easy victories do not flatter the Russian heart.
Our slowness will increase the strength of the enemy. Quickness and suddenness will upset him 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 with 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.1
Try to move this stone. You can not? So the Russians can't retreat.
Show in practice that you are Russian!
The Russian is distinguished by faith, fidelity and reason.
Rusak is not a coward.
Russian Prussians have always been beaten, what is there to adopt?
The Russian God is great! The French are groaning, the Caesars are pacifying!
The Russian must experience everything.
Death or captivity - it's all the same!
Wherever a deer passes, a Russian soldier will also pass. Where the deer will not pass, the Russian soldier will still pass.
In vain will all Europe move against Russia: it will find there Thermopylae, Leonidas1 and its own coffin.
Die for the House of the Mother of God, for the Mother Queen, for the Most Serene House. The church prays to God. Whoever survived, honor and glory!
Bayonet, speed, surprise - these are the leaders of the Russians.
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 person who loves his neighbors, a person who hates war, must finish off the enemy so that another war does not start after one.
Prepare in war for peace, and in peace for war.
Victory is the enemy of war.
Soldier and in peacetime in the war.
MILITARY SCIENCE
Attack with what you came! If, cut, drive, cut off, do not miss! Hooray! - works miracles, brothers!
Watch out for the bullet in the muzzle.
Save a bullet for three days, and sometimes for a whole campaign, when there is nowhere to get it.
Be patient in military labors, do not succumb to despondency from failures.
Brothers! Bayonet, stab with the butt! Don't delay: go ahead! Wow, move! Shake your head, go ahead, brothers! Miracle heroes, go ahead! We are Russians!
Be perceptive, be careful. Have a definite goal. Know how to foresee false and doubtful circumstances, but do not get carried away by local ardor.
In the office they lie, but in the field they beat.
Speed and surprise replace number. Pushing and punching decides the battle.
Speed and pressure are the soul of real war.
There are three attacks in the battle in the field: the first in the wing, which is weaker. It’s not good in the middle - they will squeeze you yourself. Attacking with all your forces in a bypass is good only for a small corps.
Don't waste time in sieges... An open assault is the best. There is less loss.
Gaze! Rapidity! Victory!
Fight not by numbers, but by skill.
Military science is the science of winning.
Military science must be learned in war. Every theater of war is new.
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 forethought.
In the event of obstacles, you can’t be distracted by them much, time is the most precious thing - you need to be able to save it. Often our previous victories remained inconclusive due to a lack of people. The most false rule is the belief that after the defeat of the enemy, everything is over, while one should strive for greater successes.
Above all is the eye, that is, the use of the position of the place, diligence, vigilance and comprehension.
Do in war what the enemy considers impossible.
Activity is the most important of all military virtues.
Discipline is the mother of victory.
One must strive for one main point and forget about the retreat1. Onslaught and blows decide the battle, and an attack is preferable to a siege.
For a scientist, three non-scientists are given. Three is not enough for us, give us six, give us ten for one - we will beat them all, knock them down, take them in full ...
If you want to die in war, then you must want to die in action with glory, like Turenne.
You go to beat the enemy, multiply your troops, empty posts, remove communications. Having beaten the enemy, renew according to circumstances, but drive him to destruction.
Correct shooting at a target is of great importance: it multiplies the death of the enemy and averts unnecessary waste of cartridges in action.
The true rule of military art is to directly attack the enemy from the most sensitive side for him, and not to converge, timidly making his way along detours, through which the attack itself becomes polysyllabic, while the matter can only be decided by a direct, bold offensive.
Who is scared is half defeated. Fear has big eyes, one in ten will appear.
Whoever is brave and boldly goes straight to the enemy, he has already won half the victory.
A local (resident) in his vicinity judges better by the circumstances.
We owe all the exploits to the unification of the first two armies in Europe into the invincible Russian-Austrian army. And if you start the campaign again, then you need to get closer in systems1. Otherwise there can be no salvation for humanity, no restoration of oppressed sovereigns and religion.
In war, money is expensive, human life is even more expensive, time is the most precious thing.
You have to hit with skill, not numbers.
Methodism is not needed, but a correct military outlook.
The indefatigability of the soldiers and the determination of the officer - these are the leaders to glory!
Not a single post should be considered a fortress ... there is no shame in yielding a post to an enemy superior in numbers. On the contrary, this is the art of war, in order to retreat in time without loss. A given post can be taken back, but the loss of people is irretrievable: often one person is more valuable than the post itself.
No battle in the office can be won.
Never split forces to occupy points. Bypassed the enemy - so much the better: he himself goes to defeat.
Nothing but offensive.
Do not offend the inhabitant: he waters and feeds us. A soldier is not a robber. Holy booty: take the camp - all yours, take the fortress - all yours. Without an order, do not go to the prey.
The infantry should not engage in firing much, but only go with hostility and take in full.
Operating plan in the corps, in the column. Clear distribution of regiments. Everywhere timing. In correspondence between the chiefs of troops, the matter should be stated clearly and briefly, in the form of notes, without large titles. Future enterprises should be determined ahead for a day or two.
Victory depends on the feet, and the hands are only the instrument of victory.
The regiment is a mobile fortress, together, shoulder to shoulder, and you won’t take it with a tooth!
In any case, our terrible bayonet, with which our soldier works more regularly than anyone else in the world, is more harmful to the enemy.
The ditch is not deep, the shaft is not high. Throw yourself into the ditch, jump over the rampart. Strike with bayonets, if, drive, take in full !!!
Take care of the gun, cracker and legs more than your eyes!
Treat captives philanthropicly, ashamed of barbarism.
Sikurs (help), danger and other words serve the women who are afraid to get off the stove.
Death flees from the bayonet and saber of the brave. Happiness crowns courage and courage.
Subordination, exercise, discipline, cleanliness, neatness, health, vivacity, courage, courage, victory, glory, glory, glory!
Death on the bed is not a soldier's death.
Shoot rarely, but accurately. Bayonet if firmly. The bullet is a fool, the bayonet is well done.
Subordination or obedience is the mother of discipline or martial arts.
Firmness, prudence, eye, time, courage, onslaught, fewer details and details in speeches to soldiers.
Three martial arts: the first is the eye, the second is speed, the third is the onslaught.
Three will jump: stab the first, shoot the second, the third bayonet karachun. Don't delay on the attack.
Hard in teaching - easy on a campaign, easy on a teaching - hard on a campaign.
A smart military man should not act at random, without extremes.
Although courage, vigor and courage are needed everywhere and in all cases, they are only futile if they do not flow from art.
Step back - death. Forward two, three and ten - I allow.
Bayonets, speed, surprise!.. The enemy thinks that you are a hundred, two hundred miles away, and you, having doubled your heroic step, swoop down quickly, suddenly. The enemy sings, walks, waits for you from an open field, and you, from behind the steep mountains, from the dense forests, fly at him like snow on your head. Strike, constrain, overturn, beat, drive, do not let yourself come to your senses.
With a bayonet, one person can stab three, where four, and a hundred bullets fly into the air.
ABOUT ENEMIES
A fleeing enemy is destroyed by one pursuit.
Beat the enemy, not sparing either him or yourself, hold on evil, fight to the death, the one who has less pity for himself wins.
Continuous study of the enemy will make you a great general. No battle in the office can be won. Know how to use the terrain, manage happiness.
Bogatyrs, the enemy is trembling from you, but there is a bigger enemy: the damned non-knower, the hint, the riddle, the deceit, the cunning, the eloquence, the short talk, the two-faced, the polite ... there was a lot of trouble from the non-knower.
It is no less than a weapon to strike the enemy with philanthropy.
The enemy should not be given time, take advantage of his mistake as much as possible and take it all boldly from the weakest side.
There is no crazier Prussians. Lauzer or lice was called their cloak. You won’t pass in the shieldhouse and near the booth without an infection, and their head stench will give you a swoon.
Never despise your enemy, whatever he may be, and know well his weapons, his way of acting and fighting. Know what is his strength and what is the weakness of the enemy.
Oh, how this young Bonaparte walks! He is a hero, he is a miracle hero, he is a sorcerer! He conquers both nature and people. He circled the Alps as if they didn't exist at all. He hid their formidable 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 directed them, like Jupiter his lightning, sowing fear everywhere and hitting the scattered crowds of Austrians and Piemnts. Oh, how he walks! As soon as he embarked on the path of military leadership, he cut the Gordian knot of tactics. Not caring about the number, he attacks the enemy everywhere and smashes him completely. He knows the irresistible force of the onslaught - no more needed. His opponents will persist in their sluggish tactics, subordinated to armchair feathers, and he has military advice in his head. In action he is as free as the air he breathes. He moves his regiments, fights and wins according to his will!
Here is my conclusion: as long as General Bonaparte keeps his presence of mind, he will be victorious. The great talents of the military went to his lot. But if, to his misfortune, he throws himself into the political whirlwind, if he betrays the unity of thought, he will perish.Give mercy to the rest of those who surrender: it is a sin to kill in vain. They are the same people.
The enemy is driven back - failure. Cut off, surrounded, scattered - good luck.
The winner deserves generosity.
The enemy has the same hands, but they do not know the Russian bayonet.
The French, and especially the Neapolitan cavalry, shout "Sorry" so that it passes to us.
The French are hot, they are hot: they beat a lot of them, it is difficult to save.
The French are violators of the general silence and enemies of the general calm. The French rejected Christ the Savior, they trampled on the legitimate government. Fear their debauchery... You were happy with faith - keep it. Cherish your conscience: may it not reproach you for being companions of the oppressors of faith and the rights of the people. Run from false teachers.
ABOUT COMMANDERS
The vigil of the chief is the best calmness of subordinates. His perspicacity overcomes the unexpected.
The general needs to educate himself in the sciences.
Pitiful is the commander who, according to the newspapers, is waging war. There are other things he needs to know.
The commander needs to continuously educate himself in the sciences through reading.
It is necessary that the troops of their leader understand.
Learn to obey before commanding others.
A leader in war should not bind himself with anything, but act according to the circumstances and always quickly.
Don't use "stop" commands. And in battle: "attack", "hack", "if", "cheers", "drums", "music".
Continuous refinement of the eye will make you a great general.
Nightly defeats of opponents prove the leader's ability to use victory not for brilliance, but for constancy.
Training is necessary, if only plainly and briefly. The soldiers love him.
From severity to cruelty, half a sazhen, half a arshin, half an inch, half a inch.
Full power to the chosen commander.
Eat your share, and give the soldier to the soldier.
Carefully train your subordinate soldiers and set an example for them.
Keep in mind the names of great people and in your campaigns and actions with prudence follow their example.
Follow Aristides in rightness, Fabrizian in moderation, Epaminondas in dishonesty, Cato in laconicism, Julius Caesar in swiftness, Turenne in constancy, Laudon in manners.
ABOUT SOLDIERS
Without ambition, obedience and good morals, there is no serviceable soldier.
See in the part - the family, in the boss - the father, in the comrade - the brother.
Each warrior must understand his maneuver. The secret is only a pretext, more harmful than useful. Chatterbox will be punished anyway.
What is necessary for a soldier is useful, and what is superfluous leads to luxury - the mother of self-will.
Die yourself, but save a comrade. The Church of God prays for the dead!
Road soldier. Take care of your health, clean your stomach if it gets clogged. Hunger is the best medicine.
A soldier should be healthy, brave, firm, resolute, truthful, pious.
You swore. Die for the faith, the king and the Fatherland. Defend the banner to the last drop of blood.
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A battle is calmer to me than a shovel of lime and a pyramid of bricks.
My wealth consists in donated diamonds and uniforms made in St. Petersburg and silver spoons recently ordered from Moscow.
In your letter ... the word "retreat" is used at my expense. 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 more than 10,000 people in Tyrol alone, which we did not lose during the entire Italian campaign ...
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 have 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.
Proud to be Russian!
Take for yourself a hero of ancient times. Watch him. Follow him. Level up. Overtake. Glory to you! I chose Caesar. The Alpine mountains are behind us. God is before us. Hooray! The Russian eagles flew over the Roman eagles.
Yes, I served for the sexton, I sang in bass, and now I'm going to sing with Mars.
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 welfare.
A life as open and famous as mine can never be distorted by any biographer. There will always be true witnesses to the truth, and most of all I do not demand someone who deems worthy to work for me, to think and write. This is the scale by which I would like to be known.
Seek true glory, follow in the footsteps of virtue. I am devoted to the last, and I close the first in the service of the Fatherland.
If I were not a general, 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 it.
It is better to have your head off than to lose your honor. With five hundred deaths, I learned not to be afraid of death.
The Prussians accept my tactics, but leave their rotten ones.
Meanwhile, as long as the European world and tactics are renewed, I numb in shameful inaction, I languish under the burden of an idle and useless life.
A soldier is dearer to me than myself.
My tactics: courage, courage, insight, foresight, order, moderation, charter, eye, speed, onslaught, humanity, appeasement, oblivion ...
Self-esteem, most often generated by a momentary impulse, never controlled my actions, and I forgot myself when it came to the benefit of the Fatherland.
Repnin can always talk about Mother Ekaterina, Suvorov sometimes, but Kamensky should never talk about it.
One minute decides the outcome of the battle, one hour - the success of the campaign, one day - the fate of the empire. I act not in hours, but in minutes.
Honoring and loving unhypocritically God, and in him also my brethren, people, never being tempted by the alluring singing of the sirens of a luxurious and carefree life, I always dealt with the most precious treasure on earth - time - economically and actively, in a vast field and in quiet solitude, which I delivered everywhere. Intentions thought out with great difficulty and even more executed, with perseverance and often with extreme speed and not missing the fickle time. All this, formed according to my own form, often gave me victory over the wayward Fortune. This is what I can say about myself, leaving my contemporaries and posterity to think and say about me what they think and wish to say.
True, I did not communicate much with women. But while amusing myself in their company, I always observed respect. I didn't have time to deal 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 against their charms.
At court, the language is full of allusions, conjectures, omissions, ambiguity. I am a rough soldier - not a guesser at all.
Nature did not endow me with carelessness, it’s too late to change, I will always be the same.
I came to Bellinzon... there are no hinnies, no horses, but there is Tugut, and mountains, and abysses... but I am not a painter: I went and passed.
Powder is not gunpowder, buckle is not a cannon, a scythe is not a cleaver, and I am not a German, but a real hare.
For seventy years I have been chasing glory. I stand at the tomb and recognize her dream: the peace of the soul at the Throne of the Almighty.
Titles are not for me, but they are necessary for the public.
Alas, with my love for the Fatherland - intrigues prevent me from showing it.
My honor is dearest to me. God is her patron.
I live in a relentless dream.
I feel now my former wounds, but as long as I am alive - to serve, although sometimes to rest. Such is the duty of a Christian! Pure mind without knots. My style is not figurative, but natural - with the firmness of my spirit!
Bayonets, edged weapons, attacks, blows - these are my reconnaissance.
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 I die for the world. I'm waiting for dismissal from the Baltic worldly vanities.
I'm better than the dead king of Prussia. By the grace of God, I did not lose battles.
I love the truth without embellishment.
I am not a fan of Demosthenes' chatter, I do not like either academics, who only bring confusion into sound judgments, or Gannibalov's Senate. I don't like rivalries, demonstrations, counter marches. Instead of these childishness - eye, speed, onslaught - these are my leaders.
I cannot leave my 50 year habit of hectic life and my acquired soldierly talents.
I am a soldier, I do not know any tribe or clan. The field is one of my elements.
I am the same, I have not lost my spirit. Everyone will deceive me in his own interest, who needs my last shirt, I will give it to him, I will remain naked. Because of this, I am not small yet.
The materials belonging to the history of my military actions are so closely intertwined with the history of my life that the original man and the original warrior must be inseparable from each other, so that the image of one or the other retains its essential appearance.
Without virtue there is neither glory nor honor.
Irreligion consumes states and sovereigns, faith, rights and mores.
(About godlessness). See hell over which madness reigns even stronger at the end of the age. This hell spreading its jaws to the mountains of the Alps, raises a new Rome, the foundation of which is near the abyss.
Wise generosity is often more useful than a headlong war sword.
Goodness and mercy are necessary for heroes.
The target closest to the action is better than the distant one.
Baba hits back, front, and things go on.
The executioner is also polite.
Be sincere with your friends, moderate in your needs, and disinterested in your actions.
Great adventures come from small causes.
Rule over the happiness, the speed of Caesar, who was so good at taking enemies by surprise even during the day.
Liberty and equality cannot long stand against faith and dominion.
Here are my thoughts about people: the sign of fools is pride, people of a mediocre mind are meanness, and a person of true merit is a sublimity of feelings, covered with modesty.
Courageous deeds are more reliable than words.
Time is the most precious thing.
The whole earth is not worth even one drop of uselessly spilled blood.
Above money time is scary.
Where there are fewer troops, there are more brave ones.
Where there is anxiety, there is the road; where cheers - there and it's time; the head of the tail does not wait.
Heroism wins over courage, patience over speed, reason over mind, labor over laziness, history over newspapers...
The main talent of a great man is to be able to choose people according to their talents.
The head of the tail does not wait, it will always ripen in due time.
Hunger is the best medicine.
Civil prowess will not replace useless cruelty in the troops.
Two masters cannot be in the same house.
The work of the master is afraid. And the peasant does not know how to own a plow - bread will not be born.
Money should not lie empty.
Money is expensive, human life is even more expensive, and time is the most precious thing.
Diplomatic style - deceptive duplicity.
Good to do should hurry.
Virtue is always persecuted.
Unity gives consent. Look at the whole thing.
If you love hot, be capable of cold.
Poor imitation, commendable competition. Imitation is a recognition of the lack of one's own abilities. Competition is the impulse of a noble soul who wants to show a contested advantage.
The raking heat with other people's hands will burn it after its own.
Going forward, know how to turn back.
Do you know three sisters? Faith, Love and Hope. With them glory and victory. God is with them.
Sincerity of relations, truth in communication - that's friendship.
Art cannot tolerate enslavement.
Truth favors merit alone.
True glory cannot be valued: it is the result of self-sacrifice for the benefit of the common good.
How painful is indifference to oneself!
The peasant does not get rich with money, but with children. From children to him and money.
Who surprised, he won.
Who is good for the first role, not suitable for the second.
Love true glory.
Laziness is born from abundance. The closest reason to laziness is anarchy.
Flattery is like a pie: you need to skillfully bake it, everyone needs to stuff it in moderation, not oversalt or overpepper.
A proud and unpunished flatterer is the greatest villain.
Mercy covers severity. With severity, mercy is needed, otherwise severity is tyranny.
A wise and meek lord does not hide his security in the fortifications, but in the hearts of his subjects.
The wise do not fight by accident.
Reliability is the foundation of courage.
Never throw away an orange while there is still content in it.
Do not be flattered by brilliance, but by constancy.
Innocence cannot be justified.
The uncut forest grows again.
Hatred overshadows the mind.
The incessant science of reading!
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 the desperate.
The leg strengthens the leg, the arm strengthens the arm.
The burden of service is light when it is lifted together by many.
We need more unpleasant news to overcome than pleasant news for consolation.
Danger is better to meet than to wait on the spot.
Distinguish ambition from pride and arrogance.
Command happiness, for one minute decides victory.
Suspicion is the mother of wisdom.
Assumptions and prejudices upset everyone.
The supposed not to end - God's wrath!
Get used to tireless activity.
Once happiness, twice happiness - God have mercy! All you need is some skill.
From a young age, learn to forgive the shortcomings of your neighbor and never forgive your own.
Speed is needed, and haste is harmful.
Self-observance and self-love are different: the first is commanded by God, the second is corrupted by pride in the beginning.
Self-love drowns in ignorance of its own 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.
The standing of the city is not taken.
Happiness depends on rules, fortune depends on chance.
The only sacrament of a firm bond of worthy friends is to be able to forgive misunderstandings and enlighten urgently in shortcomings.
Tactics and diplomacy without the lamp of history is nothing.
A hard oak falls not from the wind or itself, but from an ax.
Theory without practice is dead.
He is not great yet, who is revered as such.
He is not thin who is reputed to be thin.
He is no longer cunning, of whom everyone says that he is cunning.
Three main virtues of a leader: courage, mind, health (bodily and mentally).
An industrious soul must be occupied with its craft, and frequent exercise is as invigorating to it as ordinary exercise is to the body.
It's amazing, really, that with you cunning is preferred to reason and the end is taken as the beginning! It is decent to do this with court jesters alone.
Surprise - win.
Learned men, by 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 dedicate one's life to the public good. They instruct us not to worry about our own person, to despise the vicissitudes of fortune and to sacrifice ourselves for the good of the Fatherland and humanity.
Learning is light and ignorance is darkness.
Familiar treatment breeds contempt.
Fortune spins happiness like a spoked wheel.
Fortune has eyes on 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: she didn’t grab ... she won’t come back!)
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 suggestions and affirmations to each of his position.
The more amenities, the less courage.
Clean - everything is clean.
The main rule of Suvorov: Hurry to do good.
