3 Karl von Clausewitz Quotes on Difficulty

Karl von Clausewitz quotes on difficulty

4. Action in war is like movement in a resistant element. Just as the simplest and most natural of movements, walking, cannot easily be performed in water, so in war it is difficult for normal efforts to achieve even moderate results.

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22. Everything in war is simple, but the simplest thing is difficult.

27. The more physical the activity, the less the difficulties will be. The more the activity becomes intellectual and turns into motives which exercise a determining influence on the commander's will, the more the difficulties will increase.

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