Carl von Clausewitz

"...self-reliance is the best defence against the pressures of the moment."

"Architects and painters know precisely what they are about as long as they deal with material phenomena. … But when they come to the aesthetics of their work, when they aim at a particular effect on t…"

"Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating."

"...any move made in a state of tension will be of more important, and will have more results, than it would have made in a state of equilibrium. In times of maximum tension this importance will rise t…"

"...as man under pressure tends to give in to physical and intellectual weakness, only great strength of will can lead to the objective."

"But if the assailant, without troubling himself about the existence of the Army awaiting his attack in a defensive position, advances with his main body by another line in pursuit of his object, then …"

"If a segment of one's force is located where it is not sufficiently busy with the enemy, or if the troops are on the march - that is, idle - while the enemy is fighting, then these forces are being ma…"

"A conqueror is always a lover of peace ; he would like to make his entry into our state unopposed; in order to prevent this, we must choose war, and therefore also make preparations, that is in other …"