Only the element of chance is needed to make war a gamble, and that element is never absent.
Carl von ClausewitzThe majority of people are timid by nature, and that is why they constantly exaggerate danger. all influences on the military leader, therefore, combine to give him a false impression of his opponent's strength, and from this arises a new source of indecision.
Carl von ClausewitzIn the whole range of human activities, war most closely resembles a game of cards.
Carl von Clausewitz