Everything in war is very simple. But the simplest thing is difficult.
Karl Von Clausewitz

War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means.
Karl Von Clausewitz

War is the province of danger.
Karl Von Clausewitz

War is the continuation of politics by other means.
Karl Von Clausewitz

To secure peace is to prepare for war.
Karl Von Clausewitz

I shall proceed from the simple to the complex. But in war more than in any other subject we must begin by looking at the nature of the whole; for here more than elsewhere the part and the whole must always be thought of together.
Karl Von Clausewitz

Two qualities are indispensable: first, an intellect that, even in the darkest hour, retains some glimmerings of the inner light which leads to truth; and second, the courage to follow this faint light wherever it may lead.
Karl Von Clausewitz

War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means.
Karl Von Clausewitz