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

Quote by Karl Von Clausewitz

Topics: Certainty Quotes

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

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

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

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

The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and the...

The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and the...

Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory; even more are false, and most are uncertain.

Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory; even more are false, and most are uncertain.

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

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...

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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...

War is the continuation of politics by other means.

War is the continuation of politics by other means.

War is the province of danger.

War is the province of danger.

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

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

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.

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...

Politics is the womb in which war develops.

Politics is the womb in which war develops.

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.