Do more than is required of you.
GEORGE S. PATTONAll men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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When in doubt, ATTACK!
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I am a soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.
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It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
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Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.
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Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
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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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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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There is nothing more pathetic and futile than a general who lives long enough to explain a defeat.
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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 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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If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.
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A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
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Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
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Pressure makes diamonds.
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