50+ George S. Patton Quotes | Minimalist Quotes

There is nothing more pathetic and futile than a general who lives long enough to explain a defeat.
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Defeat Live Pathethic
Do your duty as you see it, and damn the consequences.
GEORGE S. PATTON

Consequences Duty See
Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.
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Blood Courage Flesh Human Being Miracle
Officers must assert themselves by example and by voice.
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Example Leadership Officer Voice
To be a successful soldier, you must know history.
GEORGE S. PATTON

Army History Military Soldier War
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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Army Battle War Win
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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Fight Men Spirit Victory War Weapon Win
Anyone in any walk of life who is content with mediocrity is untrue to himself and to American tradition.
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Content Country Himself Life Mediocrity Tradition True Walk
No poor bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making other bastards die for their country.
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Bastard Country Die Poor War Win
A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
GEORGE S. PATTON

Leadership Military Spagehetti
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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Afraid Battle Coward Duty Manhood Men Overcome Sense War
No sane man is unafraid in battle, but discipline produces in him a form of vicarious courage.
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Afraid Battle Courage Discipline Man Produce Sane
It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
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Die Foolish God Live Men Wrong
Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
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Follow Leadership War
Do more than is required of you.
GEORGE S. PATTON

Motivational One Liner Requirement
A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.
GEORGE S. PATTON

Blood Sweat War
Throughout history wars have been lost because of armies not crossing rivers.
GEORGE S. PATTON

History River War
Better to fight for something than live for nothing.
GEORGE S. PATTON

Fight Life Live
War is simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage it.
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Direct Ruthless Wages War
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.
GEORGE S. PATTON

Bounce Success Test
Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
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Bounce Failure High Success
An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
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Active Body Exist Inactive Mind
If a man does his best, what else is there?
GEORGE S. PATTON

Inspirational Man

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