"No battle is won according to the plan but no battle is won without a plan"
„No plan of operations extends with certainty beyond the first encounter with the enemy’s main strength.” - in original. Today, “no plan survives contact with the enemy” is the popular reconfiguration of this concept.
> Churchill said, “Plans are of little importance, but planning is essential,” while Eisenhower said, “Plans are worthless, but planning is everything.”
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