"The enemy of a good plan is the…" — Carl von Clausewitz

"The enemy of a good plan is the dream of a perfect plan."

— Carl von Clausewitz

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97 Quotes by Carl von Clausewitz

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Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.
Two qualities are indispensable: first, an intellect that, even in the darkest hour, retains some glimmerings of the inner light…
Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.
It is even better to act quickly and err than to hesitate until the time of action is past.
Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating.
Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory; even more are false, and most are uncertain.
War is regarded as nothing but the continuation of state policy with other means.
Principles and rules are intended to provide a thinking man with a frame of reference.
Politics is the womb in which war develops.
All action takes place, so to speak, in a kind of twilight, which like a fog or moonlight, often tends…
If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with audacity and strength of will,…
The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy.

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Hope is a waking dream. — Aristotle
Hope is the dream of a waking man. — Aristotle
Never in my wildest dreams did I entertain the idea that I would become a fashion designer. — Giorgio Armani
I can honestly say - and it's a big surprise to me - that I have never had a dream… — Neil Armstrong
Give yourself something to work toward - constantly. — Mary Kay Ash
Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night. — Isaac Asimov
Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I… — Wystan Hugh Auden
Learn from your dreams what you lack. — Wystan Hugh Auden
It takes a person who is wide awake to make his dream come true. — Roger Babson
True love stories never have endings. — Richard Bach
You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have… — Richard Bach
If I were asked to name the chief benefit of the house, I should say: the house shelters day-dreaming, the… — Gaston Bachelard

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