Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating.

Quote by Karl Von Clausewitz

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Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.

Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.

Everything in war is simple, but the simplest thing is difficult. The difficulties accumulate and...

Everything in war is simple, but the simplest thing is difficult. The difficulties accumulate and...

War is the province of danger.

War is the province of danger.

War is not an exercise of the will directed at an inanimate matter.

War is not an exercise of the will directed at an inanimate matter.

If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with...

If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with...

War is the continuation of politics by other means.

War is the continuation of politics by other means.

War is nothing more than the continuation of politics by other means.

War is nothing more than the continuation of politics by other means.

Two qualities are indispensable: first, an intellect that, even in the darkest hour, retains some...

Two qualities are indispensable: first, an intellect that, even in the darkest hour, retains some...

It is even better to act quickly and err than to hesitate until the time...

It is even better to act quickly and err than to hesitate until the time...

To secure peace is to prepare for war.

To secure peace is to prepare for war.

War is nothing more than the continuation of politics by other means.

War is nothing more than the continuation of politics by other means.

All action takes place, so to speak, in a kind of twilight, which like a...

All action takes place, so to speak, in a kind of twilight, which like a...

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

War is the domain of physical exertion and suffering.

War is the domain of physical exertion and suffering.

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

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

War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of...

War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of...

The more a general is accustomed to place heavy demands on his soldiers, the more...

The more a general is accustomed to place heavy demands on his soldiers, the more...

War is regarded as nothing but the continuation of state policy with other means.

War is regarded as nothing but the continuation of state policy with other means.

War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means.

War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means.

I shall proceed from the simple to the complex. But in war more than in...

I shall proceed from the simple to the complex. But in war more than in...