Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov was born in Moscow on November 13, 1729. The great Russian commander, who did not suffer a single defeat in his military career, one of the founders of Russian military art, Prince of the Russian Empire with the title of Prince of Italy (1799), Count of the Russian Empire with the name Suvorov-Rymniksky (1789) and the Holy Roman Empire (1789) , Generalissimo of the Russian land and naval forces, Field Marshal General of the Austrian and Sardinian troops, Grandee and Prince of the Royal Blood of the Kingdom of Sardinia, Knight of all Russian and many foreign military orders. He died on May 6, 1800 in St. Petersburg.
Aphorisms, quotes, sayings, phrases - Suvorov Alexander Vasilievich.
- A soldier is not a robber.
- The master's work is afraid.
- Even an executioner can be polite.
- Time is most precious.
- The one who surprised wins.
- Discipline is the mother of victory.
- They don't take cities by standing.
- Virtue is always persecuted.
- Theory without practice is dead.
- We are Russian and therefore we will win.
- For a scientist they give three non-scientists.
- There is nothing worse than desperate people.
- Suspicion is the mother of wisdom.
- They lie in the office, but they beat you in the field.
- And there are heroes in the lower ranks.
- Learning is light and ignorance is darkness.
- If you die yourself, save your comrade.
- Those who are scared are half beaten.
- Generosity befits a winner.
- When going forward, know how to turn back.
- Speed is necessary, but haste is harmful.
- Where there are fewer troops, there are more brave men.
- Money should not be left empty.
- Heroes need goodness and mercy.
- There cannot be two owners in one house.
- Take care of your gun, breadcrumbs and legs more than your eyes!
- Wherever a deer passes, a soldier will pass.
- Every warrior must understand his maneuver.
- The target closest to the action is better than the one farther away.
- Prepare in war for peace, and in peace for war.
- There is no way to win any battle in the cabinet.
- Great adventures come from small reasons.
- The bayonet, speed, surprise - these are the leaders of the Russians.
- The soldier who answers “I can’t know” is worthless.
- The one who grabs the heat with someone else's hands will later burn out his own.
- The Russians always beat the Prussians, so what can we learn from that?
- It is better to meet danger halfway than to wait in place.
- Service and friendship are two parallel lines: they do not converge.
- Idleness is the root of all evil, especially for a military man.
- The whole earth is not worth even one drop of needlessly shed blood.
- Atheism consumes states and rulers, faith, law and morals.
- Constantly sharpening your eye will make you a great commander.
- Easy to learn - hard to travel, difficult to learn - easy to travel.
- Shoot rarely, but shoot accurately. Stab firmly with a bayonet. The bullet is stupid, the bayonet is great.
- Benevolent generosity is often more useful than a swift military sword.
- Where there is anxiety, there is a road; where there is cheers, it’s time to go there; the head does not wait for the tail.
- Avoid societies that want to shine with intelligence: their morals are mostly depraved.
- Powder is not gunpowder, a curl is not a cannon, a scythe is not a cleaver, and I am not a German, but a natural hare.
- The vigil of the boss is the best peace of mind for subordinates. His foresight overcomes accidents.
- Fortune has eyes in the back of her head, her hair is short, her flight is lightning fast: if you miss it once, you won’t catch it.
- Keep in your memory the names of great people and follow their example with prudence in your campaigns and actions.
- Pathetic is the commander who wages a war based on newspapers. There are other things he needs to know.
- A wise and meek ruler does not find his safety in the fortress fences, but in the hearts of his subjects.
- Shoot rarely, but shoot accurately. Stab firmly with a bayonet. The bullet is foolish, but the bayonet is not foolish: the bullet is a fool, the bayonet is a good fellow.
- 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.
- It’s amazing, really, that you prefer cunning to reason and take the end as the beginning! It is proper to do this only with court jesters.
- An original person or an original warrior must be inseparable from each other so that the image of one or the other retains its essential appearance.
- Follow Aristides in righteousness, Fabrician in moderation, Epaminondas in untruthfulness, Cato in laconism, Julius Caesar in speed, Turenne in constancy, Laudon in morals.
- 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 we experienced during the war. And the people, who once experienced great trials, will continue to draw strength from this victory. (G.K. Zhukov)
- Military forces are not enough to defend the country, while a country defended by the people is invincible. (Napoleon I Bonaparte)
- I came, I saw, I conquered. (Gaius Julius Caesar)
Best quotes from generals
- 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, first of all, must be tactically prepared. Otherwise, she will be forced to finish her studies during the battles, while suffering unnecessary losses. (G.K. Zhukov)
- An army of rams led by a lion will always win over an army of lions led by a ram. (Napoleon I Bonaparte)
- Quotes from commanders - The defeat of the enemy in an operation, battle or battle is the work of the entire team, a common cause. Anyone who tries to rise above the collective, or one who wants to elevate someone, is contrary to the truth. (G.K. Zhukov)
- Happiness is always on the side of the brave. (P.I. Bagration)
- What is required of a soldier, first of all, is endurance and patience; courage is the second thing. (Napoleon I Bonaparte)
- Obedience, training, discipline, cleanliness, health, neatness, cheerfulness, courage, courage - victory. (A.V. Suvorov)
- Courage is absolutely necessary in war, 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. Claudeau)
- Combat success is guaranteed only to an army that is imbued with the spirit of initiative. (A.K. Baiov)
- The Russian army is invincible in battles and inimitable in generosity and peaceful virtues. (M.I. Kutuzov)
- No matter how bad things get, never despair, hold on as long as you have strength. (A.V. Suvorov)
- The highest and final goal of military education is the art of defeating the enemy. (N.D. Butovsky)
- Love for the homeland is the first dignity of a civilized person. (Napoleon I Bonaparte)
- Honor is the shrine of an officer... it is the highest good... honor is a reward in happiness and consolation in grief. Honor tempers courage and ennobles courage. Honor knows neither hardships nor dangers... honor does not tolerate and cannot bear any stain. (M.S. Galkin)
- Easy to learn - hard to travel, difficult to learn - easy to travel. (A.V. Suvorov)
- They study the great examples of military science 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 for a military man. (A.V. Suvorov)
- Devotion to the Motherland and the interests of the common cause is the main task of the military education program. (M.I. Dragomirov)
- War consists of unforeseen events. (Napoleon I Bonaparte)
- The entire disciplinary charter is completely contained in one phrase of the oath: “not only for fear, but also for conscience.” (S.O. Makarov)
- First get acquainted, study, and then act. (M. Frunze)
- Upbringing is more important than education, because military affairs are to a large extent more strong-willed than intellectual. (M.I. Dragomirov)
- A Russian soldier does not go into service for money, he looks at 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 undaunted people among those who have something to lose. (Napoleon I Bonaparte)
- Sayings of great commanders - Don’t think about yourself, think about your comrades; your comrades will think about you. This 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 his chest, will never understand the honor and pride of a paratrooper... (In O.F. Margelov)
The war is only over when the last soldier is buried.
Fight not with numbers, but with skill.
Pathetic is the commander who wages a war based on newspapers. There are other things he needs to know.
While the battle is going on, help out the healthy, and the wounded will be picked up without you. If you beat the enemy, everyone will immediately feel better: both the wounded and the healthy.
The rules of education are the first foundations that prepare us to be citizens.
Money is expensive, human life is even more expensive, and time is most valuable.
And there are heroes in the lower ranks.
Hunger is the best medicine.
Discipline is the mother of victory.
To bear something in the heart that another could not bear is the experience of a strong soul, but to do that good which another could not do is a commendable deed.
Virtue is always persecuted.
Without virtue there is neither glory nor honor.
Trust only those who have the courage to cross you on occasion and who prefer your good name to your mercy.
A true friend is not a mattress, but you can rely on it.
A true friend is always one who is never fake.
The only sacrament of a strong connection between worthy friends is to be able to forgive misunderstandings and promptly enlighten in shortcomings.
Sincerity in relationships, truth in communication - this is friendship.
If you die yourself, save your comrade.
An industrious soul should always be employed at his trade, and frequent exercise is as invigorating for it as ordinary exercise for the body.
Laziness is a bad teacher.
Never allow flatterers to besiege you: let us feel that you do not like either praise or baseness.
Of all the most harmful vices, lying is a lie.
If you like hot, be capable of cold too.
The most reliable, but also the most difficult means of making people better is bringing education to perfection.
People themselves are often the cause of happiness and unhappiness.
Courageous deeds are truer than words.
Hatred clouds reason.
A good name belongs to every honest person, but I based my good name on the glory of my Fatherland, and all my deeds tended towards its prosperity. Self-love, often a submissive cover of fleeting passions, has never controlled my actions. I forgot myself where I should have been thinking about the common good. My life was a harsh school, but my innocent morals and natural generosity made my labors easier: my feelings were free, and I myself was firm.
There is no shame in admitting to a person your mistake.
Victory is the enemy of war.
Beat the enemy without sparing him or yourself; the one who spares himself the least wins.
Obedience, training, discipline, cleanliness, health, neatness, cheerfulness, courage, courage - victory.
From a young age, learn to forgive your neighbor’s misdeeds and never forgive your own.
I love the truth without embellishment.
A conversation with the ignorant is sometimes more instructive than a conversation with scientists.
I'm proud to be Russian.
We are Russians! What a delight!
We are Russian and therefore we will win.
Where a deer goes, a Russian soldier will go too. Where a deer will not pass, a Russian soldier will still pass.
The best glory and adornment of a monarch is his justice.
He who is brave is alive. He who is brave is safe.
Don't be afraid of death, then you'll probably win. Two deaths cannot happen, but one cannot be avoided.
Conscience is an inner, closed luminary, which illuminates only the person himself and speaks to him in a quiet voice without sound; gently touching the soul, bringing it to its senses, and following a person everywhere, does not give him mercy in any case.
Those who are scared are half beaten.
It is better to acquit ten guilty people than to accuse one innocent person.
Having overcome any kind of work, a person feels pleasure.
Those who are accustomed to work have their work made easier.
He who is satisfied with his condition has a joyful life.
Teaching adorns a person in happiness, but serves as a refuge in misfortune.
Easy to learn - hard to travel, difficult to learn - easy to travel.
Learning is light and ignorance is darkness. The master's work is feared, and if the peasant does not know how to wield a plow, no bread will be born.
It is better to study all your life than to remain ignorant.
For a scientist they give three non-scientists.
He is no longer the cunning one whom everyone says is cunning.
The more conveniences, the less courage.
One should not think that blind courage gives victory over the enemy. But the only thing mixed with it is the art of war.
The target closest to the action is better than the one farther away.
A reasonable person can always find an exercise.
A reasonable person does not consider it a shame to learn even at an advanced age what he did not complete in his youth.
Disposition towards a person is to wish him happiness.
The sign of a fool is pride; people of mediocre intelligence - meanness; and a person of true merit - sublimity of feelings, covered with modesty.
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Teach the faithless army that burnt iron should be sharpened.
Be sincere with your friends, moderate in your needs and selfless in your actions.
There is no change in battle, there is only support. If you defeat the enemy, then the service will end.
Great adventures come from small reasons.
Take the hero of ancient times as your model, observe him, follow him, catch up with him, overtake him - glory to you!
The whole earth is not worth even one drop of needlessly shed blood.
Every warrior must understand his maneuver.
There cannot be two owners in one house.
The one who grabs the heat with someone else's hands will later burn out his own.
When going forward, know how to turn back.
No matter how bad things get, never despair, hold on as long as you have strength.
Those who are good for the first role are not suitable for the second.
It is better for the sovereign to encourage and the laws to punish.
Love for the fatherland, shame and fear of reproach are taming means that can restrain many crimes.
It doesn't take much sense to discredit.
Petty rules and pathetic refinements should not have access to your heart. Double-mindedness is alien to great people: they despise all baseness.
Tsars praised me, soldiers loved me, friends marveled at me, haters reviled me, they laughed at me at court. I was at court, but not as a courtier, but as Aesop and La Fontaine: I told the truth with jokes and animal language. Like the jester Balakirev, who was under Peter the Great and was a benefactor of Russia, I grimaced and writhed. I crowed like a rooster, awakening the sleepy, calming the violent enemies of the Fatherland. If I were Caesar, I would try to have all the noble pride of his soul, but I would always shun his vices.
We are embarking on an important and decisive task. As Christians, as Russian people, let us pray to the Lord God for help and make peace with each other. It will be good, it’s Russian, it’s necessary.
Do not carry large convoys with you, the main thing is speed and pressure, your bread is in the convoy and backpacks of the enemies.
The soldier who answers: “I can’t know” is worthless.
Don’t offend the average person, he gives us water and food; a soldier is not a robber.
One minute decides the outcome of the battle; one hour - campaign success; one day - the fate of the empire.
It is better to meet danger halfway than to wait in place.
Idleness is the mother of boredom and many vices.
Idleness is the root of all evil, especially for a military man.
Once happiness, twice happiness - God have mercy! Someday you need a little skill.
There is debauchery in the home: if the housewife likes to listen... all sorts of lies, and after listening, she tells them more to her husband, and the husband believes it.
Speed is necessary, but haste is harmful.
Service and friendship are two parallel lines: they do not converge.
A soldier must be healthy, brave, firm, determined, truthful, and pious.
They don't take cities by standing.
Shoot rarely, but shoot accurately. Stab firmly with a bayonet. The bullet is foolish, but the bayonet is not foolish: the bullet is a fool, the bayonet is a good fellow.
Theory without practice is dead.
I don't have fast or slow marches. Forward! And the eagles flew!
Military quotes can give you fortitude and set you up for active work. Quotes about the military are also collected here. This selection may or may not appeal to those who are involved or simply love everything related to military affairs.
The military class is the most honorable. What is war, what is needed for success in military affairs, what are the morals of military society? The purpose of war is murder, the weapons of war are espionage, treason and its encouragement, the ruin of the inhabitants, their robbery or theft to feed the army; deception and lies, called stratagems; the morals of the military class are lack of freedom, that is, discipline, idleness, ignorance, cruelty, debauchery, drunkenness. And despite this, this is the highest class, respected by everyone. All kings, except the Chinese, wear a military uniform, and the one who killed the most people is given a big reward...
Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy. War and Peace
Previously, the army was covered in glory; now - swearing.
Valentin Domil
A soldier chooses one indecent word for himself and constantly uses it.
Alexander Pokrovsky. Shoot
Quotes from the military are quite common here, because they know better what to say.
I feel calm every time when my question to the operations officer “Where is the nearest aircraft carrier?” He can answer: “It’s in that very place!”
John Shalikashvili
As old-timers used to say, “a soldier should look dashing and stupid in front of his superiors, so as not to embarrass his superiors with his intelligence.”
Alexey Chernenko. Lord Dark. Rider
The general was a peaceful man in all respects, except family ones.
Oscar Wilde. The importance of Being Earnest
A military doctor is neither a doctor nor a military man.
Alina Cooper
Every citizen is the master of his own destiny, but the fate of a military man belongs not to him, but to the Fatherland.
Oleg Roy. White square. Sakura petal
The military must obey the politicians.
Carl Philipp Gottlieb von Clausewitz
The bosses won’t ask about health so easily, and since they ask, it means they are preparing some kind of next dirty trick for their subordinates. Such a dirty trick that will dramatically affect the well-being and health of the person asked. At least this is how it is in military service.
Evgeny Shchepetnov. Week Black magician
Are you asking me if I regret that the war is over? The fire department buys new equipment and trains guys, but that doesn't mean the firefighters want a fire to happen or that they start one.
Film "Top Secret Affair"
Forced military service is a monstrous invention, one of the greatest evils of our time. Who needs this: putting uniforms on people and sending them to kill each other? Once upon a time, knights entered into duels on good terms; war was a sport for them, and they were simply not fit for anything else. But it never occurred to anyone to chain a philosopher or poet in armor and drive him to the battlefield.
Archibald Joseph Cronin. Monument to the Crusader
Photo: French commander and emperor Napoleon Bonaparte
Certain people were destined to change the course of history and redraw the map of the world in their time. Styler collected the best quotes from famous military leaders
Very often people were faced with the fact that they had to achieve their right to freedom and development with the help of weapons. History has preserved the names of talented strategists, whose intelligence and cold calculation determined the course of battles. They succeeded in almost impossible tasks. Only quotes from great commanders have reached us, by which we can evaluate their wisdom and dedication.
Great adventures come from small reasons (A. Suvorov)
Alexander Suvorov was born in 1730 and was named after the no less great commander Alexander Suvorov. He is still considered a national hero of Russia and holds many honorary titles. He was awarded awards for courage, valor and unsurpassed qualities as a strategist.
Photo: Suvorov led 2,778 French soldiers and officers out of the Alps
His quotes are still published in many encyclopedias, and military tactics are studied in specialized institutions. Suvorov's ability to think ahead had a huge impact on the outcome of the defense of Girsovo, the Russian-Turkish War, the suppression of the uprising in Prague and, of course, the war with Napoleon Bonaparte.
Photo: Suvorov was a mascot for Russian soldiers
The greatest enemy hides where you least look for him (Gaius Julius Caesar)
One of the greatest commanders in world history. Caesar managed to subjugate not only an individual army, but the entire Roman Empire. However, the opinion about him was not at all clear. His supporters praised their ruler in every possible way and whitewashed his name. At this very time, the opposition was building all sorts of conspiracies against Caesar. The dictatorial method of government even forced government members to wear black robes during many meetings.
Photo: The month of July was named after Julius Caesar
Ultimately, Julius Caesar was killed by his opponents. The last popular aphorism of the great ruler was born here. Legend has it that before his death he saw his friend among the crowd of punishers. "And you Brute?". These were Caesar's last words. His statements were repeatedly mentioned even in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
Photo: Julius Caesar suffered from epileptic seizures
Genius lies in the ability to distinguish the difficult from the impossible (Napoleon I Bonaparte)
Napoleon I Bonaparte - Emperor of the French in 1804-1815, a great commander and statesman who laid the foundations of the modern French state.
Photo: Napoleon suffered from a disease called ailurophobia, or more simply the fear of cats
Defeat in the War of 1812 in Russia ruined his plans to conquer the world. The King of Italy and Emperor of France died in agony - poisoned by arsenic on the island of St. Helena.
Photo: Napoleon read at a speed of two thousand words per minute
If you don't know what your children are like, look at their friends (Lao Tzu)
Lao Tzu is one of the most famous philosophers and the inspiration of many warriors of ancient China. He was awarded the treatise Tao Te Jin, which translated means “Book of Path and Virtue.”
This work brought him fame already in ancient times, and to this day the book is studied by many historians, philosophers and military specialists. The phrases of this wise man are relevant not only in war, but also in many aspects of life.
Photo: Many modern researchers question the very existence of Lao Tzu
There is a legend that says that Lao Tzu spent many years in his mother's womb and was born as an old man. This explains his name, translated as “Old Baby.” All his life he studied the path of war, harmony and relationships between people.
Photo: There is a version that Lao Tzu and Confucius are the same person
Lao was one of the first to understand that when a soldier is in mortal danger and has something to lose, he begins to fight selflessly and survive even in the most difficult conditions.
God is not in power, but in truth (A. Nevsky)
Alexander Nevsky is considered a great Russian commander, who was canonized. His name, as the patron saint of all Slavs, is known far beyond the CIS countries, and entire legends are composed about his exploits. Nevsky lived during a difficult time of the invasion of the Mongols and knightly hordes. He selflessly fought for the freedom of his own people and made an enormous contribution to the development of Kievan Rus.
Photo: Alexander Nevsky canonized as a noble prince
During the era of Christianization of the people, on the orders of Nevsky, almost all Tatar tax collectors and recruiters of young warriors were killed in the villages. He managed to cleanse the land of oppressors and lead the people to Christian church customs. The most beautiful churches in honor of St. Alexander Nevsky still stand in Sofia, Tallinn and Tbilisi.
Photo: During the Battle of the Neva (1240) he was at most 20 years old, during the Battle of the Ice - 22 years old
