It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
GEORGE S. PATTONAnyone in any walk of life who is content with mediocrity is untrue to himself and to American tradition.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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There is nothing more pathetic and futile than a general who lives long enough to explain a defeat.
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Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best and it removes all that is base.
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Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
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Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.
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May God have mercy for my enemies because I won’t.
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Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
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If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.
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Pressure makes diamonds.
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Say what you mean and mean what you say.
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To be a successful soldier, you must know history.
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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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Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.
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Fatigue makes cowards of us all.
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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 everything you ask of those you command.
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