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The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
Written by George S. Patton
If a man does his best, what else is there?
Written by George S. Patton
A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood.
Written by George S. Patton
Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
Written by George S. Patton
There is a time to take counsel of your fears, and there is a time to never listen to any fear.
Written by George S. Patton
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
Written by George S. Patton
Americans play to win at all times. I wouldn't give a hoot and hell for a man who lost and laughed. That's why Americans have never lost nor ever lose a war.
Written by George S. Patton
Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.
Written by George S. Patton
If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you'll be amazed at the results.
Written by George S. Patton
It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
Written by George S. Patton
Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
Written by George S. Patton
Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.
Written by George S. Patton
Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.
Written by George S. Patton
Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack.
Written by George S. Patton
Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time.
Written by George S. Patton
If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.
Written by George S. Patton
The time to take counsel of your fears is before you make an important battle decision. That's the time to listen to every fear you can imagine! When you have collected all the facts and fears and made your decision, turn off all your fears and go ahead!
Written by George S. Patton
Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.
Written by George S. Patton
A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.
Written by George S. Patton
Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.
Written by George S. Patton
Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base. 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.
Written by George S. Patton
Better to fight for something than live for nothing.
Written by George S. Patton
Battle is an orgy of disorder.
Written by George S. Patton
A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
Written by George S. Patton
All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
Written by George S. Patton
Always do everything you ask of those you command.
Written by George S. Patton
There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.
Written by George S. Patton
If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a quality which knows no fear, I have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.
Written by George S. Patton
You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals.
Written by George S. Patton
Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.
Written by George S. Patton

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