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.
GEORGE S. PATTONNo 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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Officers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
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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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Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.
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No sane man is unafraid in battle, but discipline produces in him a form of vicarious courage.
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Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
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All 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.
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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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Throughout history wars have been lost because of armies not crossing rivers.
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To be a successful soldier, you must know history.
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An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
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If a man does his best, what else is there?
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Better to fight for something than live for nothing.
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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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When in doubt, ATTACK!
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Say what you mean and mean what you say.
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