Desperate Affairs Require Desperate Remedies.

The Best Strategy Is Always To Be Very Strong.

War Is A Conflict Of Great Interests Which Is Settled By Bloodshed, And Only In That Is It Different From Others.

War Therefore Is An Act Of Violence To Compel Our Opponent To Fulfill Our Will.

To Be Practical, Any Plan Must Take Account Of The Enemy's Power To Frustrate It.

Everything In War Is Very Simple, But The Simplest Thing Is Difficult. The Difficulties Accumulate And End By Producing A Kind Of Friction That Is Inconceivable Unless One Has Experienced War. ... Countless Minor Incidents - The Kind You Can Never Really Foresee - Combine To Lower The General Level Of Performance, So That One Always Falls Short Of The Intended Goal.