B. H. Liddell Hart Quotes


"The chief incalculable in war is the human will."
- B. H. Liddell Hart
(Related: War, Will)

"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."
- B. H. Liddell Hart
(Related: War, Action)

"Loss of hope rather than loss of life is what decides the issues of war. But helplessness induces hopelessness."
- B. H. Liddell Hart
(Related: Life, War, Hope, Loss)

"The search for the truth for truth's sake is the mark of the historian."
- B. H. Liddell Hart
(Related: Truth)

"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."
- B. H. Liddell Hart
(Related: Lies, Man, Reality)

"Guerrilla war is a kind of war waged by the few but dependent on the support of many."
- B. H. Liddell Hart
(Related: War, Support)

"A complacent satisfaction with present knowledge is the chief bar to the pursuit of knowledge."
- B. H. Liddell Hart
(Related: Knowledge, Present, Pursuit, Satisfaction)

"Helplessness induces hopelessness, and history attests that loss of hope and not loss of lives is what decides the issue of war."
- B. H. Liddell Hart
(Related: History, War, Hope, Loss)