Karl von Clausewitz Quotes on Psychology

3 quotes

  1. Men are always more inclined to pitch their estimate of the enemy's strength too high than too low, such is human nature.

    #8 Attribution disputed; shown as originally published.

  2. 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.

    #27 Attribution disputed; shown as originally published.

  3. All war presupposes human weakness and seeks to exploit it.

    #51 Attribution disputed; shown as originally published.

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