Author of quotes: Carl Philipp Gottlieb von Clausewitz

Quote in English

The most difficult - perhaps it is best to prepare a victory; it is invisible credit strategy, which it rarely gets credit.

Not what we think, but rather how we think, how we consider your contribution to history.

If each of the men we demanded that he more or less was a military genius, then our armies would be very small.

War is nothing like an extended combat. Imagine a fight between two wrestlers. Each of them is committed by using physical violence to force another to do his will; his immediate aim is to crush the enemy and thereby make it unable to any further resistance.

Without courage, outstanding military commander unthinkable... we believe the first condition of military leaderís career.

The pursuit of the enemy - the second act of victory, in most cases more important than the first.

Forces must be concentrated in the overwhelming mass. This fundamental idea.
Always be prepared for anything and as you can beforehand.

The first, most important and most important in terms of the consequences of the decision which should make statesman and commander, is to define the type of war in which it is immersed; it is unmistakable, and impossible to try to turn the war into something contrary to its nature.

The defensive form of war is in itself stronger than the offensive. But the defense is a negative thing because it forces you to resist the intentions of the enemy instead of having to develop their own.

Surrender is not a shame. A good General will not entice the last survivor of a soldier the idea of a struggle, just as a good chess player will not continue a losing party.

Many believe that half-hearted effort can bring success. Short jump easier than long, but nobody is going to force a stream in two stages.

Than the world, the more it all comes down to one desperate blow, the more readily the trick is with courage.

Major successes put in its reliance on smaller, and therefore strategic impact can be reduced to certain main strokes.