War is the supreme test of man in which he rises to heights never approached in any other activity.
GEORGE S. PATTONLead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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Many soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.
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No poor bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making other bastards die for their country.
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Do your duty as you see it, and damn the consequences.
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To be a successful soldier, you must know history.
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The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success is how high you bounce when you hit the bottom.
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Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
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A good plan violently executed right now is far better than a perfect plan executed next week.
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May God have mercy for my enemies because I won’t.
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War is the only place where a man lives.
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Officers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
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I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.
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If a man does his best, what else is there?
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An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
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Fatigue makes cowards of us all.
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The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
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