Everything in war is simple, but the simplest thing is difficult. The difficulties accumulate and end by producing a kind of friction that is inconceivable unless one has experienced war.

Quote by Karl Von Clausewitz

Topics: War Quotes

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...

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

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

Politics is the womb in which war develops.

Politics is the womb in which war develops.

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 independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means.

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

Lastly, the great uncertainty of all data in War is a peculiar difficulty, because all...

Lastly, the great uncertainty of all data in War is a peculiar difficulty, because all...

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...

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...

War is the province of danger.

War is the province of danger.

War is the continuation of politics by other means.

War is the continuation of politics by other means.

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

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

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 nothing more than the continuation of politics by other means.

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

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

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

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...

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.

Intelligence is the capacity to receive, decode and transmit information efficiently. Stupidity is blockage of...

Intelligence is the capacity to receive, decode and transmit information efficiently. Stupidity is blockage of...

Scepticism, that dry caries of the intelligence.

Scepticism, that dry caries of the intelligence.

When a load of bricks, dumped on a corner lot, can arrange themselves into a...

When a load of bricks, dumped on a corner lot, can arrange themselves into a...