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

Quote by Karl Von Clausewitz

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War is the domain of physical exertion and suffering.

War is the domain of physical exertion and suffering.

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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.

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...

To secure peace is to prepare for war.

To secure peace is to prepare for war.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

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 the province of danger.

War is the province of danger.

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

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...

One whose every goal is accomplished and every dream fulfilled, lives not as a man...

One whose every goal is accomplished and every dream fulfilled, lives not as a man...

Aim for the stars and maybe you'll reach the sky

Aim for the stars and maybe you'll reach the sky

I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to...

I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to...

Endurance is the ability to weather a trial without resorting to sinful means of deliverance.

Endurance is the ability to weather a trial without resorting to sinful means of deliverance.

The most persistent sound which reverberates through men's history is the beating of war drums

The most persistent sound which reverberates through men's history is the beating of war drums