Carl von Clausewitz Quotes

Intelligence alone is not courage, we often see that the most intelligent people are irresolute. Since in the rush of events a man is governed by feelings rather than by thought, the intellect needs to arouse the quality of courage, which then supports and sustains it in action.

It's not because things are difficult that we dare not venture. It's because we dare not venture that they are difficult.

Action makes more fortune than caution.

Valor by itself may be respected but without wisdom and calculation it does not lead anywhere.

Fear looks like wisdom to those without risk.

What man is such a coward he would not rather fall once than remain forever tottering?

There's a time for daring and there's a time for caution, and a wise man understands which is called for.

Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage.

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

To save all we must risk all.

Fortune sides with him who dares.

Calculation never made a hero.

Only a few act - the rest of us reap the benefits of their risk.

The person who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.

True valor lies between cowardice and rashness.

Life is either a great adventure or nothing.

Now I ask you to make your sacrifice. Take a gamble. I took the plunge and I'm glad of it.

To withdraw is not to run away, and to stay is no wise action, when there's more reason to fear than to hope.

Well as giraffes say, you don't get no leaves unless you stick your neck out.

Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.

Courage is always the surest wisdom.

I am trying to do two things: dare to be a radical and not a fool, which is a matter of no small difficulty.

The price of inaction is far greater than the cost of making a mistake.

Against the bold, daring is unsafe.

I like living on the edge.