Amount Quote by Carl von Clausewitz

If there is no way out and confrontation and battle is inevitable, one can use power and strategy, balance and wisdom and enlightenment to…

— Frederick Lenz

Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter.

— Winston Churchill

War is no longer a series of battles, but a test of the strength of the entire nation, its moral strength as well as…

— Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder

It is a fact that under equal conditions, large-scale battles and whole wars are won by troops which have a strong will for victory,…

— Georgy Zhukov

So long as the opposing forces are at the outset approximately equal in numbers and moral and there are no flanks to turn, a…

— Anonymous

The most important battle is one to conquer yourself.

— Yanni

The important thing in life is not victory but combat; it is not to have vanquished but to have fought well.

— Pierre de Coubertin

Victory in combat is like sex with a prostitute. For a moment you forget everything in the sudden physical rush, but then you have…

— Karl Marlantes

In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.

— Ulysses S. Grant

Anyone can battle for pride, power, vanity, greed, or hate, but war should always be approached with an equal measure of wisdom and strength.…

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

Most of us aren't defeated in one decisive battle. We are defeated one tiny, seemingly insignificant surrender at a time that chips away at…

— Jocko Willink

I tell you that victory consists in conquering self. That is the greatest enemy.

— Paul of the Cross