Von Clausewitz Strategy Quotes & Sayings

We maintain, on the contrary, that war is simply a continuation of political intercourse, with the addition of other means. We deliberately use the phrase "with the addition of other means" because we also want to make it clear that war in itself does not suspend political intercourse or change it into something entirely different. In essentials that intercourse continues, irrespective of the means it employs. — Carl Von Clausewitz

Strategy can therefore never take its hand from the work for a moment. — Carl Von Clausewitz

Everything in strategy is very simple, but that does not mean everything is very easy. — Carl Von Clausewitz

The best strategy is always to be very strong. — Carl Von Clausewitz

Our knowledge of circumstances has increased, but our uncertainty, instead of having diminished, has only increased. The reason of this is, that we do not gain all our experience at once, but by degrees; so our determinations continue to be assailed incessantly by fresh experience; and the mind, if we may use the expression, must always be under arms. — Carl Von Clausewitz