"War is nothing but a duel on a…" — Carl von Clausewitz
"War is nothing but a duel on a larger scale."
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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.
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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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The study of beauty is a duel in which the artist cries with terror before being defeated.
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To be the equal of one's opponent-this is the first condition of an honourable duel.
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Marriage, in life, is like a duel in the midst of a battle.
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We had set out in a rain of flowers to seek the death of heroes. The war was our dream…
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I wish we lived in the day where you could challenge a person to a duel.
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A prudent silence will frequently be taken for wisdom and a sentence or two cautiously thrown in will sometimes gain…
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DUEL, n. A formal ceremony preliminary to reconciliation of two enemies. Great skill is necessary to its satisfactory observance; if…
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The unwritten rules of behaviour are infinite in number, finely shaded, and subtle to the last fraction of a degree.…
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