“There is only one principle of war and that's this. Hit the other fellow, as quickly as you can, as hard as you can, where it hurts him most, when he ain't lookin'.” WarHardHurtPrinciplesFellowsIt Hurts Author:William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
“There are no bad regiments, there are only bad officers.” Officers Author:William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
“When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action you should take choose the bolder.” LifeInspirationalShouldMindTwoMotivationalActionCoursesLeadershipDecisionHistoryLearningTeachingPositiveBalancedBoldnessTake A ChanceMaking DecisionsDecisions MadeDecisions You MakeMake Up Your MindChoices And Decisions Author:William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
“Nothing is so good for the morale of the troops as occasionally to see a dead general.” ArmyTroopsMorale Author:William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
“The Chinese soldier was tough, brave, and experienced. After all he had been fighting on his own without help for years. He was a veteran among the Allies.” WorldYearsWarHelpingFightingToughBraveSoldierChineseWar Of The WorldsAlliesVeteranFighting On Author:William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
“The dominant feeling of the battlefield is loneliness.” FeelingsMilitaryLonelinessDominantBattlefieldsFeeling Lonely Author:William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
“Australian troops had, at Milne Bay, inflicted on the Japanese their first undoubted defeat on land. Some of us may forget that, of all the allies, it was the Australians who first broke the invincibility of the Japanese army.” FirstsMayForgetLandMilitaryArmyDefeatBrokeAlliesTroopsAustralianInvincibility Author:William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
“Leadership is of the spirit, compounded of personality and vision.” SpiritLeadershipVisionPersonality Author:William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
“For the first time a British force had met, held and decisively defeated a major Japanese attack, and followed this up by driving the enemy out of the strongest possible natural positions.” WorldFirstsWarForceNaturalEnemyPositionMetsMajorsFirst TimeBritishDrivingWar Of The WorldsStrongestDefeatedWorld War 2 Author:William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
“Moral courage is higher and a rarer virtue than physical courage.” MoralCourageVirtueHigherMoral CouragePhysical Courage Author:William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
