Karl von Clausewitz Quotes on Motivation
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...the role of determination is to limit the agonies of doubt and the perils of hesitation when the motives for action are inadequate.
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Of all the passions that inspire a man in a battle, none, we have to admit, is so powerful and so constant as the longing for honor and reknown.
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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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Timidity is the root of prudence in the majority of men.