It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
GEORGE S. PATTONThere is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.
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Say what you mean and mean what you say.
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Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.
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Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
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If a man does his best, what else is there?
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Many soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.
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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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There is nothing more pathetic and futile than a general who lives long enough to explain a defeat.
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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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War is the only place where a man lives.
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If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.
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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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Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
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May God have mercy for my enemies because I won’t.
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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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