Top 26 Quotes & Sayings by Alexander Suvorov

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Russian military man Alexander Suvorov.
Last updated on December 7, 2024.
Alexander Suvorov

Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov was a Russian general in service of the Russian Empire. He was Count of Rymnik, Count of the Holy Roman Empire, Prince of the Kingdom of Sardinia, Prince of the Russian Empire and the last Generalissimo of the Russian Empire. Suvorov is considered one of the greatest military commanders in Russian history and one of the great generals of the early modern period. He was awarded numerous medals, titles, and honors by Russia, as well as by other countries. Suvorov secured Russia's expanded borders and renewed military prestige and left a legacy of theories on warfare. He was the author of several military manuals, the most famous being The Science of Victory, and was noted for several of his sayings. He never lost a single battle he commanded. Several military academies, monuments, villages, museums, and orders in Russia are dedicated to him.

Fortune seized at the right moment gives victory.
Accustom yourself to tireless activity.
If we had not driven them into hell... hell would have swallowed us. — © Alexander Suvorov
If we had not driven them into hell... hell would have swallowed us.
One minute can decide the outcome of the battle, one hour - the outcome of the campaign, and one day - the fate of the country.
He who is afraid is half beaten.
The bullet is a mad thing; only the bayonet knows what it is about.
A hard drill makes an easy battle.
The Church will pray to God for the dead. The survivor has honour and glory.
Judgment of eye, speed and attack are the basis of victory.
A strong pursuit, give no time for the enemy to think, take advantage of victory, uproot him, cut off his escape route.
Drill your soldiers well, and give them a pattern yourself.
There is nobody more terrible than the desperate.
The more comfort the less courage there is.
When the enemy is driven back, we have failed, and when he is cut off, encircled and dispersed, we have succeeded.
Exercises cultivated self-reliance - the foundation of courage.
Fire opens the gates of victory.
To surprise the enemy is to defeat him.
Win with ability, not with numbers.
As long as the enemy fights he must be beaten relentlessly, but a defeated enemy and especially the civilian population must be treated generously.
What is difficult in training will become easy in a battle
The bullet is a fool, the bayonet is a fine chap. — © Alexander Suvorov
The bullet is a fool, the bayonet is a fine chap.
No battle can be won in the study, and theory without practice is dead.
To me death is better than the defensive.
Train hard, fight easy.
One cannot think that blind bravery gives victory over the enemy.
Fight the enemy with the weapons he lacks.
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