Quotes by Marshal Ferdinand Foch

A battle won is a battle which we will not acknowledge to be lost.
– Marshal Ferdinand Foch
Airplanes are interesting toys, but of no military value.
– Marshal Ferdinand Foch
In whatever position you find yourself determine first your objective.
– Marshal Ferdinand Foch
It takes 15,000 casualties to train a major general.
– Marshal Ferdinand Foch
My center is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent. I shall attack.
– Marshal Ferdinand Foch
No study is possible on the battlefield.
– Marshal Ferdinand Foch
The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.
– Marshal Ferdinand Foch
The power to command has never meant the power to remain mysterious.
– Marshal Ferdinand Foch
The will to conquer is the first condition of victory.
– Marshal Ferdinand Foch
A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.
– Marshal Ferdinand Foch
None but a coward dares to boast that he has never known fear.
– Marshal Ferdinand Foch