Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
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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Many soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.
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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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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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To be a successful soldier, you must know history.
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Do your duty as you see it, and damn the consequences.
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War is simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage it.
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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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If a man does his best, what else is there?
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I am a soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.
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A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
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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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Anyone in any walk of life who is content with mediocrity is untrue to himself and to American tradition.
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Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.
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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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