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Quotation from On War by Carl von Clausewitz
“Habit gives strength to the body in great exertion, to the mind in great danger, to the judgment against first impressions”
On War, Book I, Ch. 8, Concluding Remarks, trans. J. J. Graham (1873), rev. F. N. Maude (1908)
Habituation to war as the only 'oil' that reduces friction.
Citation: "Habit gives strength to the body in great exertion, to the mind in great danger, to the judgment against first impressions" — Carl von Clausewitz, On War, Book I, Ch. 8, Concluding Remarks, trans. J. J. Graham (1873), rev. F. N. Maude (1908). (id on-war-q10)
Portrait: Carl von Clausewitz (1780–1831), Wilhelm Wach, Public domain.
