The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and the means can never be considered in isolation form their purposes.

War is merely a continuation of politics.

War is the province of danger.

Friction is the only concept that more or less corresponds to the factors that distinguish real war from war on paper.

Four elements make up the climate of war: danger, exertion, uncertainty and chance.

The heart of France lies between Brussels and Paris.

Blood is the price of victory