I never was good at learning things. I did just enough work to pass. In my opinion it would have been wrong to do more than was just sufficient, so I worked as little as possible. Manfred von Richthofen More Quotes by Manfred von Richthofen More Quotes From Manfred von Richthofen Everything in the air that is beneath me, especially if it is a one seater . . . is lost, for it cannot shoot to the rear. Manfred von Richthofen aviation air lost The important thing in aeroplanes is that they shall be speedy. Manfred von Richthofen aviation flight important English had hit upon a splendid joke. The intended to catch me or to bring me down. Manfred von Richthofen bring-me-down catch-me splendid One can become enthusiastic over anything. For a time I was delighted with bomb throwing. It gave me a tremendous pleasure to bomb those fellows from above. Manfred von Richthofen bombs throwing pleasure Of course, with the increasing number of aeroplanes one gains increased opportunities for shooting down one's enemies, but at the same time, the possibility of being shot down one's self increases. Manfred von Richthofen self opportunity numbers It is better that one's customers come to one's shop than to have to look for them abroad. Manfred von Richthofen shops customers looks In the heat of the Russian summer a sleeping car is the most horrible instrument of martyrdom imaginable. Manfred von Richthofen car summer sleep Now I am within thirty yards of him. He must fall. The gun pours out its stream of lead. Then it jams. Then it reopens fire. That jam almost saved his life. Manfred von Richthofen i-am gun fire life All the papers contained nothing but fantastic stories about the war. However, for several months we had been accustomed to war talk. We had so often packed our service trunks that the whole thing had become tedious. Manfred von Richthofen nothing talk service war We convinced him quickly that the possibility of war was absolutely nil and continued our festivity. On the next day we were ordered to take the field. Manfred von Richthofen him day next war Of course no one thought of anything except of attacking the enemy. It lies in the instinct of every German to rush at the enemy wherever he meets him, particularly if he meets hostile cavalry. Manfred von Richthofen wherever anything thought enemy There were sometimes from forty to sixty English machines, but unfortunately the Germans were often in the minority. With them quality was more important than quantity. Manfred von Richthofen more quality important sometimes The English had hit upon a splendid joke. They intended to catch me or to bring me down. Manfred von Richthofen english joke down me
