"The heart of France lies between Brussels and…" — Carl von Clausewitz
"The heart of France lies between Brussels and Paris."
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97 Quotes by Carl von Clausewitz
Carl von Clausewitz has 97 quotes on this site.
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Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.
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Two qualities are indispensable: first, an intellect that, even in the darkest hour, retains some glimmerings of the inner light…
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Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.
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It is even better to act quickly and err than to hesitate until the time of action is past.
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Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating.
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Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory; even more are false, and most are uncertain.
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War is regarded as nothing but the continuation of state policy with other means.
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Principles and rules are intended to provide a thinking man with a frame of reference.
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Politics is the womb in which war develops.
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All action takes place, so to speak, in a kind of twilight, which like a fog or moonlight, often tends…
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If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with audacity and strength of will,…
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The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy.
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More Brussels Quotes
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I have always been an animal lover. I had a hard time disassociating the animals I cuddled with - dogs…
— Kristen Bell
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There was an Old Person of Brussels, Who lived upon Brandy and Mussels; When he rushed through the town, he…
— Edward Lear
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In Europe one needs to act ‘as if’ – as if what was wanted was little, in order to obtain…
— Giuliano Amato
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I believe that transatlantic relations are very important and that President Bush's visit to Brussels, in a few days, will…
— Jean-Pierre Raffarin
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Brussels sprouts are misunderstood - probably because most people don't know how to cook them properly.
— Todd English
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Some of the environmental lobbyists of the Western nations are the salt of the earth, but many of them are…
— Norman Borlaug
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We have not successfully rolled back the frontiers of the state in Britain, only to see them re-imposed at a…
— Margaret Thatcher
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The wedding ring on my left hand was bought by my grandfather, Samuel Miliband, in Brussels in 1920. I never…
— David Miliband
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I do half the cooking, and by 'half' I mean three quarters," Dad pointed out. "And if you're going to…
— Sarah Rees Brennan
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Why don't you meet Osama bin Laden, invite him to Brussels or to the White House and engage him in…
— Vladimir Putin
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This is crossing the Rubicon, after which there will be no more sovereign states in Europe with fully-fledged governments and…
— Vaclav Klaus
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When will Labour learn that you cannot build Jerusalem in Brussels.
— Margaret Thatcher
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