#Morale Quotes

“Indeed I do not think we should be justified in using any but the more sombre tones and colours while our people, our Empire, and indeed the whole English-speaking world are passing through a dark and deadly valley.”

“Make sure that the beer - four pints a week - goes to the troops under fire before any of the parties in the rear get a drop.”

“I'll put the Packers' best players on defense. It's best for a team and good for its morale.”

“Morale in an organization does not mean that "people get along together"; the test is performance not conformance.”

“An army's effectiveness depends on its size, training, experience, and morale, and morale is worth more than any of the other factors combined.”

“In war, the moral is to the physical as three is to one.”

“The forces of adversaries are more diminished by the loss of those who flee than of those who are killed.”

“Never lead your soldiers to battle if you have not first confirmed their spirit and known them to be without fear and ordered; and never test them except when you see that they hope to win.”

“In war, character and opinion make more than half of the reality.”

“What are the conditions that make for the superiority of an army? Its internal organization, military habits in officers and men, the confidence of each in themselves; that is to say, bravery, patience, and all that is contained in the idea of moral means.”

“In war, moral factors acount for three quarters of the whole; relative material strength accounts for only one quarter.”

“In war, the moral element and public opinion are half the battle.”

“The contest of strength is not only a contest of military and economic power, but also a contest of human power and morale. Military and economic power is necessarily wielded by people.”

“Soldiers are the foundation of an army; unless they are imbued with a progressive political spirit, and unless such a spirit is fostered through progressive political work, it will be impossible to achieve genuine unity between officers and men, impossible to arouse their enthusiasm for the War of Resistance to the full, and impossible to provide an excellent basis for the most effective use of all our technical equipment and tactics.”

“The sinews of war are five - men, money, materials, maintenance (food) and morale.”