Quotes by B. H. Liddell Hart

A complacent satisfaction with present knowledge is the chief bar to the pursuit of knowledge.

Every action is seen to fall into one of three main categories, guarding, hitting, or moving. Here, then, are the elements of combat, whether in war or pugilism.

I used to think that the causes of war were predominantly economic. I came to think that they were more psychological. I am now coming to think that they are decisively personal, arising from the defects and ambitions of those who have the power to influence the currents of nations.

In reality, it si more fruitful to wound than to kill. While the dead man lies still, counting only one man less, the wounded man is a progressive drain upon his side.

In should be the duty of every soldier to reflect on the experiences of the past, in the endeavor to discover improvements, in his particular sphere of action, which are practicable in the immediate future.

Loss of hope rather than loss of life is what decides the issues of war. But helplessness induces hopelessness.

The chief incalculable in war is the human will.

Helplessness induces hopelessness, and history attests that loss of hope and not loss of lives is what decides the issue of war.