May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t.
GEORGE S. PATTONI don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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War is the only place where a man lives.
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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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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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Do your duty as you see it, and damn the consequences.
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The soldier is the Army. No army is better than its soldiers. The Soldier is also a citizen. In fact, the highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is that of bearing arms for one’s country.
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An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
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Say what you mean and mean what you say.
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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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War is simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage it.
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All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
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I am a soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.
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Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.
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Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
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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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