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Knowing is different from doi...

Knowing is different from doing and therefore theory must never be used as norms for a standard, but merely as aids to judgment.

Carl Clausewitz 187 quotes

It should be noted that the s...

It should be noted that the seeds of wisdom that are to bear fruit in the intellect are sown less by critical studies and learned monographs than by insights, broad impressions, and flashes of intuition.

Carl Clausewitz 187 quotes

What do we mean by the defeat...

What do we mean by the defeat of the enemy? Simply the destruction of his forces, whether by death, injury, or any other means-either completely or enough to make him stop fighting. . . . The complete or partial destruction of the enemy must be regarded as the sole object of all engagements. . . . Direct annihilation of the enemy's forces must always be the dominant consideration.

Carl Clausewitz 187 quotes

Boldness becomes rarer, the h...

Boldness becomes rarer, the higher the rank.

Carl Clausewitz 187 quotes

The first and most important ...

The first and most important rule to observe...is to use our entire forces with the utmost energy. The second rule is to concentrate our power as much as possible against that section where the chief blows are to be delivered and to incur disadvantages elsewhere, so that our chances of success may increase at the decisive point. The third rule is never to waste time. Finally, the fourth rule is to follow up our successes with the utmost energy. Only pursuit of the beaten enemy gives the fruits of victory.

Carl Clausewitz 187 quotes

Blind aggressiveness would de...

Blind aggressiveness would destroy the attack itself, not the defense.

Carl Clausewitz 187 quotes

Tactics is the art of using t...

Tactics is the art of using troops in battle; strategy is the art of using battles to win the war

Carl Clausewitz 187 quotes

To achieve victory we must ma...

To achieve victory we must mass our forces at the hub of all power & movement. The enemy's 'Center of Gravity'

Carl Clausewitz 187 quotes

The world has a way of underm...

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 Clausewitz 187 quotes

Blood is the price of victory...

Blood is the price of victory

Carl Clausewitz 187 quotes

In short, absolute, so-called...

In short, absolute, so-called mathematical, factors never find a firm basis in military calculations. From the very start, there is an interplay of possibilities, probabilities, good luck and bad, that weaves its way throughout the length and breadth of the tapestry. In the whole range of human activities, war most closely resembles a game of cards.

Carl Clausewitz 187 quotes

I shall proceed from the simp...

I shall proceed from the simple to the complex. But in war more than in any other subject we must begin by looking at the nature of the whole; for here more than elsewhere the part and the whole must always be thought of together.

Carl Clausewitz 187 quotes

Two qualities are indispensab...

Two qualities are indispensable: first, an intellect that, even in the darkest hour, retains some glimmerings of the inner light which leads to truth; and second, the courage to follow this faint light wherever it may lead.

Carl Clausewitz 187 quotes

A conqueror is always a lover...

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

Carl Clausewitz 187 quotes

Never forget that no military...

Never forget that no military leader has ever become great without audacity.

Carl Clausewitz 187 quotes

Everything in war is very sim...

Everything in war is very simple. But the simplest thing is difficult.

Carl Clausewitz 187 quotes

War is the continuation of po...

War is the continuation of politics by other means.

Carl Clausewitz 187 quotes

The more a general is accusto...

The more a general is accustomed to place heavy demands on his soldiers, the more he can depend on their response.

Carl Clausewitz 187 quotes

The political object is the g...

The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and the means can never be considered in isolation from their purposes.

Carl Clausewitz 187 quotes

Principles and rules are inte...

Principles and rules are intended to provide a thinking man with a frame of reference.

Carl Clausewitz 187 quotes

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