Best Carl von Clausewitz Quotations
- Criticism exists only to recognize the truth, not to act as judge. Act
- Blind aggressiveness would destroy the attack itself, not the defense. Aggressiveness
- Surprise becomes effective when we suddenly face the enemy at one point with far more troops than he expected. This type of numerical superiority is… Art
- To achieve victory we must mass our forces at the hub of all power & movement. The enemy's 'Center of Gravity' Achieve
- Responsibility and danger do not tend to free or stimulate the average person's mind- rather the contrary; but wherever they do liberate an individual's judgement… Ability
- Just as some plants bear fruit only if they don't shoot up too high, so in practical arts the leaves and flowers of theory must… Art
- Savage peoples are ruled by passion, civilized peoples by the mind. The difference lies not in the respective natures of savagery and civilization, but in… Attendant
- Our knowledge of circumstances has increased, but our uncertainty, instead of having diminished, has only increased. The reason of this is, that we do not… All
- There are cases in which the greatest daring is the greatest wisdom. Cases
- No one starts a war--or rather, no one in his sense ought to do so--without first being clear in his mind what he intends to… Achieve
- If we read history with an open mind, we cannot fail to conclude that, among all the military virtues, the energetic conduct of war has… All
- There are very few men-and they are the exceptions-who are able to think and feel beyond the present moment Able
- [...] to introduce into the philosophy of war itself a principle of moderation would be an absurdity Absurdity
- The enemy of a good plan is the dream of a perfect plan. Dream
- War is nothing but a continuation of politics with the admixture of other means. Admixture
- All war presupposes human weakness and seeks to exploit it. All
- We repeat again: strength of character does not consist solely in having powerful feelings, but in maintaining one’s balance in spite of them. Even with… Balance
- ...as man under pressure tends to give in to physical and intellectual weakness, only great strength of will can lead to the objective. Give
- The conqueror is always a lover of peace; he would prefer to take over our country unopposed. Conqueror
- War is an act of violence pushed to its utmost limits. Act
- The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and the means can never be considered in isolation from their purposes. Considered
- War is the continuation of politics by other means. Continuation
More Ways to Read Carl von Clausewitz Quotes
- Best Carl von Clausewitz Quotes (Carl von Clausewitz Quotes)
- Best Carl von Clausewitz Sayings (Carl von Clausewitz Quotes)