Tag: George S. Patton
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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.
George S. Patton
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Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
George S. Patton
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Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.
George S. Patton
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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!
George S. Patton
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Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.
George S. Patton
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Better to fight for something than live for nothing.
George S. Patton
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Always do everything you ask of those you command.
George S. Patton
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Battle is an orgy of disorder.
George S. Patton
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If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.
George S. Patton
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Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time.
George S. Patton