“There are cases in which the greatest daring is the greatest wisdom.”

—  Carl von Clausewitz , book On War

Variant: There are times when the utmost daring is the height of wisdom.
Source: On War (1832), Book 2

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German-Prussian soldier and military theorist 1780–1831

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