There are times when the utmost daring is the height of wisdom.

Blind aggressiveness would destroy the attack itself, not the defense.

Knowing is different from doing and therefore theory must never be used as norms for a standard, but merely as aids to judgment.

The first, the supreme, the most far-reaching act of judgment that the statesman and commander have to make is to establish ... the kind of war on which they are embarking.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination. The bloody solution of the crisis, the effort for the destruction of the enemy's forces, is the first-born son of war. Only great and general battles can produce great results. Blood is the price of victory.

War is...a trinity of violence, chance, and reason.

The best strategy is always to be very strong.