Simple Plans
The second place I assign to his doctrine of the simplest plans, because time is required for the completion of complicated evolutions, but "a bold, courageous, resolute enemy will not let us have time for wide-reaching skilful combination."[32] "By this it appears to us that the advantage of simple and direct results over those that are complicated is conclusively shown."
"We must not lift the arm too far for the room given to strike," or the opponent will get his thrust in first.
"Whenever this is the case, we must ourselves choose the shorter." "Therefore, far from making it our aim to gain upon the enemy by complicated plans, we must always rather endeavour to be beforehand with him by the simplest and shortest."