Every soldier carries a marshal's baton in his pack
Every soldier inherently has the ability to advance to the highest rank in the army. Every person has the possibility to rise to a high status.
(Modern Hebrew according to a saying attributed to Napoleon)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
בְּתַרְמִילוֹ שֶׁל כָּל חַיָּל חָבוּי שַׁרְבִיט שֶׁל גֵּנֵרָל
Definition (Hebrew)
לְכָל חַיָּל יֶשְׁנָהּ אֶת הַיְּכֹלֶת לְהִתְקַדֵּם עַד לַדַּרְגָּה הֲכִי גְּבוֹהָה בַּצָּבָא. לְכָל אָדָם אֶפְשָׁרוּת לְהִתְקַדֵּם לְמַעֲמָד גָּבוֹהַּ.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה עַל פִּי אִמְרָה הַמְּיֻחֶסֶת לְנַפּוֹלֵאוֹן)