A military man must have character as well as brains. Men who have brains but little character have no business in the profession of arms. It is like a ship with too much sail for its hull. It is better to have character and not so much brains. Men who are only moderately supplied with brains, but who have character, often succeed in this trade. You have got to have as much base as height. The man who has plenty of brains, and character in the same degree, he is a Caesar, a Hannibal, a Turenne, a Prince Eugene, or a Frederick the Great.
Victory belongs to the most persevering.