Everything In War Is Very Simple, But

To Be Practical, Any Plan Must Take Account Of The Enemy's Power To Frustrate It.

No Campaign Plan Survives First Contact With The Enemy

War Is The Realm Of Uncertainty; Three Quarters Of The Factors On Which Action Is Based Are Wrapped In A Fog Of Greater Or Lesser Uncertainty.

In War More Than Anywhere Else, Things Do Not Turn Out As We Expect.

Kind-hearted People Might Of Course Think There Was Some Ingenious Way To Disarm Or Defeat An Enemy Without Too Much Bloodshed, And Might Imagine This Is The True Goal Of The Art Of War. Pleasant As It Sounds; It Is A Fallacy That Must Be Exposed: War Is Such A Dangerous Business That The Mistakes Which Come From Kindness Are The Very Worst.