~ George S. Patton Quotes ~

[MysteRy]

The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.

[MysteRy]

There is a time to take counsel of your fears and there is a time to never listen to any fear.

[MysteRy]

Don't tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.

[MysteRy]

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.

[MysteRy]

The fixed determination to have acquired the warrior soul to either conquer or perish with honor is the secret of victory.

[MysteRy]

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.

[MysteRy]

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.

[MysteRy]

If you can't get them to salute when they should salute and wear the clothes you tell them to wear how are you going to get them to die for their country?

[MysteRy]

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.

[MysteRy]

If you are going to win any battle you have to do one thing. You have to make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do... the body is never tired if the mind is not tired.

[MysteRy]

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.

[MysteRy]

In forty hours I shall be in battle with little information and on the spur of the moment will have to make the most momentous decisions. But I believe that one's spirit enlarges with responsibility and that with God's help I shall make them and make them right.