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.
GEORGE S. PATTONNo good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.
More George S. Patton Quotes
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A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.
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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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There is nothing more pathetic and futile than a general who lives long enough to explain a defeat.
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Officers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
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Many soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.
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Success in war depends on the golden rules of war: speed, simplicity, and boldness.
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All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
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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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Fatigue makes cowards of us all.
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Do more than is required of you.
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If a man does his best, what else is there?
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An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
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Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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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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There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.
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