George S. Patton Quotes

“All men are timid on entering any fight. Whether it is the first or the last fight, all of us are timid. Cowards are those who let their timidity get the better of their manhood.”

“Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men”

“I wonder if I could have been here before as I drive up the Roman road the Theater seems familiar - perhaps I headed a legion up that same white road... I passed a chateau in ruins which I possibly helped escalade in the middle ages. There is no proof nor yet any denial. We were, We are, and we will be.”

“If a man does his best, what else is there?”

“A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood.”

“I have the utmost confidence that through your efforts we will eventually beat the hell out of those bastards - You name them; I'll shoot them!”

“Fixed fortifications are a monument to the stupidity of man.”

“Never let the enemy pick the battle site.”

“A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.”

“You fight like you train.”

“Always do everything you ask of those you command.”

“It is only by doing things others have not that one can advance.”

“The soldier is the army.”

“The most vital quality a soldier can possess is self-confidence.”

“The most difficult thing about being humble is not being able to brag about it.”

“Make your plans to fit the circumstances.”

“Often I have encountered in life that great disappointments have proved to be the road to future successes.”

“America loves a winner, and will not tolerate a loser, this is why America has never, and will never, lose a war.”

“I never take counsel of my fears.”

“The leader must be an actor.”

“Few men are killed by the bayonet, many are scared by it. Bayonets should be fixed when the fire fight starts”

“Those who live in fear die a thousand deaths.”

“Never in history has the navy landed an army at the planned time and place. But if you land us anywhere within 50 miles of Fedela and within 1 week of D-Day. I'll go ahead and win.”

“Do as I have taught you, and you will stay alive.”

“There's only one way for a professional soldier to die. That's from the last bullet of the last battle of the last war.”