No sane man is unafraid in battle, but discipline produces in him a form of vicarious courage.
GEORGE S. PATTONBattle 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.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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I have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.
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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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All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
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Give me an Army of West Point graduates and I’ll win a battle. Give me a handful of Texas Aggies and I’ll win a war.
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Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory.
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Many soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.
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The soldier is the Army. No army is better than its soldiers. The Soldier is also a citizen. In fact, the highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is that of bearing arms for one’s country.
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To be a successful soldier, you must know history.
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Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.
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Throughout history wars have been lost because of armies not crossing rivers.
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Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
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Do more than is required of you.
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Better to fight for something than live for nothing.
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Do your duty as you see it, and damn the consequences.
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I am a soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.
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