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Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes

Great things alone can make a great mind, and petty things will make a petty mind unless a man rejects them as completely alien Picture Quote #1

... as man under pressure tends to give in to physical and intellectual weakness, only great strength of will can lead to the objective Picture Quote #1

War is the province of chance. in no other sphere of human activity must such a margin be left for this intruder. it increases the uncertainty of every circumstance and deranges the course of events Picture Quote #1

If we read history with an open mind, we cannot fail to conclude that, among all the military virtues, the energetic conduct of war has always contributed most to glory and success Picture Quote #1

The conqueror is always a lover of peace; he would prefer to take over our country unopposed Picture Quote #1

Close combat, man to man, is plainly to be regarded as the real basis of combat Picture Quote #1

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The more a leader is in the habit of demanding from his men, the surer he will be that his demands will be answered Picture Quote #1

Be audacious and cunning in your plans, firm and persevering in their execution, determined to find a glorious end Picture Quote #1

In war, more than anywhere else in the world, things happen differently from what we had expected, and look differently when near from what they did at a distance Picture Quote #1

In war, while everything is simple, even the simplest thing is difficult. Difficulties accumulate and produce frictions which no one can comprehend who has not seen war Picture Quote #1

Given the same amount of intelligence, timidity will do a thousand times more damage than audacity Picture Quote #1

To be practical, any plan must take account of the enemy’s power to frustrate it Picture Quote #1

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War should never be thought of as something autonomous, but always as an instrument of policy Picture Quote #1

Surprise becomes effective when we suddenly face the enemy at one point with far more troops than he expected. This type of numerical superiority is quite distinct from numerical superiority in general: it is the most powerful medium in the art of war Picture Quote #1

Our knowledge of circumstances has increased, but our uncertainty, instead of having diminished, has only increased. The reason of this is, that we do not gain all our experience at once, but by degrees; so our determinations continue to be assailed incessantly by fresh experience; and the mind, if we may use the expression, must always be under arms Picture Quote #1

We repeat again: strength of character does not consist solely in having powerful feelings, but in maintaining one’s balance in spite of them. Even with the violence of emotion, judgment and principle must still function like a ship’s compass, which records the slightest variations however rough the sea Picture Quote #1

The world has a way of undermining complex plans. This is particularly true in fast moving environments. A fast moving environment can evolve more quickly than a complex plan can be adapted to it. By the time you have adapted, the target has changed Picture Quote #1

The majority of people are timid by nature, and that is why they constantly exaggerate danger. all influences on the military leader, therefore, combine to give him a false impression of his opponent’s strength, and from this arises a new source of indecision Picture Quote #1

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Whenever armed forces... are used, the idea of combat must be present... The end for which a soldier is recruited, clothed, armed, and trained, the whole object of his sleeping, eating, drinking, and marching is simply that he should fight at the right place and the right time Picture Quote #1

If we do not learn to regard a war, and the separate campaigns of which it is composed, as a chain of linked engagements each leading to the next, but instead succumb to the idea that the capture of certain geographical points or the seizure of undefended provinces are of value in themselves, we are liable to regard them as windfall profits Picture Quote #1

The object of defense is preservation; and since it is easier to hold ground than to take it, defense is easier than attack. But defense has a passive purpose: preservation; and attack a positive one: conquest... If defense is the stronger form of war, yet has a negative object, it follows that it should be used only so long as weakness compels, and be abandoned as soon as we are strong enough to pursue a positive object Picture Quote #1

... An intellectual instinct which extracts the essence from the phenomena of life, as a bee sucks honey from a flower. In addition to study and reflections, life itself serves as a source Picture Quote #1

Knowledge must be so absorbed into the mind that it ceases to exist in a separate, objective way... In 1797 the secret of the effectiveness of resisting to the last had not yet been discovered Picture Quote #1

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Great things alone can make a great mind, and petty things will make a petty mind unless a man rejects them as completely alien (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes) ... as man under pressure tends to give in to physical and intellectual weakness, only great strength of will can lead to the objective (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes) War is the province of chance. in no other sphere of human activity must such a margin be left for this intruder. it increases the uncertainty of every circumstance and deranges the course of events (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes) If we read history with an open mind, we cannot fail to conclude that, among all the military virtues, the energetic conduct of war has always contributed most to glory and success (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes) The conqueror is always a lover of peace; he would prefer to take over our country unopposed (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes) Close combat, man to man, is plainly to be regarded as the real basis of combat (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes) The more a leader is in the habit of demanding from his men, the surer he will be that his demands will be answered (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes) Be audacious and cunning in your plans, firm and persevering in their execution, determined to find a glorious end (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes) In war, more than anywhere else in the world, things happen differently from what we had expected, and look differently when near from what they did at a distance (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes) In war, while everything is simple, even the simplest thing is difficult. Difficulties accumulate and produce frictions which no one can comprehend who has not seen war (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes) Given the same amount of intelligence, timidity will do a thousand times more damage than audacity (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes) To be practical, any plan must take account of the enemy’s power to frustrate it (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes) War should never be thought of as something autonomous, but always as an instrument of policy (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes) Surprise becomes effective when we suddenly face the enemy at one point with far more troops than he expected. This type of numerical superiority is quite distinct from numerical superiority in general: it is the most powerful medium in the art of war (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes) Our knowledge of circumstances has increased, but our uncertainty, instead of having diminished, has only increased. The reason of this is, that we do not gain all our experience at once, but by degrees; so our determinations continue to be assailed incessantly by fresh experience; and the mind, if we may use the expression, must always be under arms (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes) We repeat again: strength of character does not consist solely in having powerful feelings, but in maintaining one’s balance in spite of them. Even with the violence of emotion, judgment and principle must still function like a ship’s compass, which records the slightest variations however rough the sea (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes) The world has a way of undermining complex plans. This is particularly true in fast moving environments. A fast moving environment can evolve more quickly than a complex plan can be adapted to it. By the time you have adapted, the target has changed (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes) The majority of people are timid by nature, and that is why they constantly exaggerate danger. all influences on the military leader, therefore, combine to give him a false impression of his opponent’s strength, and from this arises a new source of indecision (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes) Whenever armed forces... are used, the idea of combat must be present... The end for which a soldier is recruited, clothed, armed, and trained, the whole object of his sleeping, eating, drinking, and marching is simply that he should fight at the right place and the right time (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes) If we do not learn to regard a war, and the separate campaigns of which it is composed, as a chain of linked engagements each leading to the next, but instead succumb to the idea that the capture of certain geographical points or the seizure of undefended provinces are of value in themselves, we are liable to regard them as windfall profits (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes) The object of defense is preservation; and since it is easier to hold ground than to take it, defense is easier than attack. But defense has a passive purpose: preservation; and attack a positive one: conquest... If defense is the stronger form of war, yet has a negative object, it follows that it should be used only so long as weakness compels, and be abandoned as soon as we are strong enough to pursue a positive object (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes) ... An intellectual instinct which extracts the essence from the phenomena of life, as a bee sucks honey from a flower. In addition to study and reflections, life itself serves as a source (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes) Knowledge must be so absorbed into the mind that it ceases to exist in a separate, objective way... In 1797 the secret of the effectiveness of resisting to the last had not yet been discovered (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes)

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