Quotes by Carl von Clausewitz

"The enemy of a good plan is the dream of a perfect plan."

"If the mind is to emerge unscathed from this relentless struggle with the unforeseen, 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."

"War is nothing but a continuation of politics with the admixture of other means."