Throughout history wars have been lost because of armies not crossing rivers.
GEORGE S. PATTONOfficers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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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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Many soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.
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War is the only place where a man lives.
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An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
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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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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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May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.
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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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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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It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
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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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Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
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Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.
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Say what you mean and mean what you say.
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