Just as some plants bear fruit only if they don't shoot up too high, so in practical arts the leaves and flowers… — Carl von Clausewitz Art Copy Share Image
War is a conflict of great interests which is settled by bloodshed, and only in that is it different from others. — Carl von Clausewitz Bloodshed Copy Share Image
The great uncertainty of all data in war is because all action, to a certain extent, planned in a mere twilight -… — Carl von Clausewitz Action Copy Share Image
Der Krieg ist nichts als eine Fortsetzung des politischen Verkehrs mit Einmischung anderer Mittel. War is merely the continuation of policy with… — Carl von Clausewitz Copy Share Image
Beauty cannot be defined by abscissas and ordinates; neither are circles and ellipses created by their geometrical formulas. — Carl von Clausewitz Beauty Copy Share Image
“...in war, the advantages and disadvantages of a single action could only be determined by the final balance.” — Carl von Clausewitz Advantages and disadvantages Copy Share Image
The more a leader is in the habit of demanding from his men, the surer he will be that his demands will… — Carl von Clausewitz Demand Copy Share Image
Modern wars are seldom fought without hatred between nations; this serves more or less as a substitute for hatred between individuals. — Carl von Clausewitz Hatred Copy Share Image
“But everything takes a different shape when we pass from abstractions to reality. In the former, everything must be subject to optimism,… — Carl von Clausewitz Optimism Copy Share Image
“If the mind is to emerge unscathed from this relentless struggle with the unforeseen, two qualities are indispensable: first, an intellect that,… — Carl Von Clausewitz Courage Copy Share Image
Responsibility and danger do not tend to free or stimulate the average person's mind- rather the contrary; but wherever they do liberate… — Carl von Clausewitz Ability Copy Share Image
The world has a way of undermining complex plans. This is particularly true in fast moving environments. A fast moving environment can… — Carl von Clausewitz Copy Share Image
Architects and painters know precisely what they are about as long as they deal with material phenomena… But when they come to… — Carl von Clausewitz Aesthetics Copy Share Image
The more physical the activity, the less the difficulties will be. The more the activity becomes intellectual and turns into motives which… — Carl von Clausewitz Copy Share Image
We repeat again: strength of character does not consist solely in having powerful feelings, but in maintaining one’s balance in spite of… — Carl von Clausewitz Balance Copy Share Image
In War, the young soldier is very apt to regard unusual fatigues as the consquence of faults, mistakes, and embarrassment in the… — Carl von Clausewitz Consequence Copy Share Image
“For political and social as well as for military reasons the preferred way of bringing about victory was the shortest, most direct… — Carl von Clausewitz Peace Copy Share Image
Intelligence alone is not courage, we often see that the most intelligent people are irresolute. Since in the rush of events a… — Carl von Clausewitz Action Copy Share Image
If the enemy is to be coerced, you must put him in a situation that is even more unpleasant than the sacrifice… — Carl von Clausewitz Copy Share Image
[The cause of inaction in war] ... is the imperfection of human perception and judgment which is more pronounced in war than… — Carl von Clausewitz Copy Share Image
To discover how much of our resources must be mobilized for war, we must first examine our political aim and that of… — Carl von Clausewitz Ability Copy Share Image
![“[The cause of inaction in war] ... is the imperfection of human perception and judgment which is more pronounced in war than anywhere else. We hardly know accurately our own situation at any particular moment while the enemy's, which is concealed from us, must be deduced from very little evidence.” quote by Carl von Clausewitz](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/93f/carl-von-clausewitz-2060_causes_the-cause-of-inaction-in-war-is-the-impe_2194872.jpg)
