I am a soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.
GEORGE S. PATTONThere is nothing more pathetic and futile than a general who lives long enough to explain a defeat.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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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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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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Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
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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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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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No sane man is unafraid in battle, but discipline produces in him a form of vicarious courage.
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A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
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Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.
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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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Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
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Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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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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Fatigue makes cowards of us all.
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May God have mercy for my enemies because I won’t.
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