If a man has done his best, what else is there?

Quote by General George S Patton

Topics: Action Quotes, Failure Quotes

A good battle plan that you act on today can be better than a perfect...

A good battle plan that you act on today can be better than a perfect...

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

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

I do not fear failure. I only fear the slowing up of the engine inside...

I do not fear failure. I only fear the slowing up of the engine inside...

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.

A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan next week.

A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan next week.

Be willing to make decisions. That's the most important quality in a good leader.

Be willing to make decisions. That's the most important quality in a good leader.

Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the...

Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the...

Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.

Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.

There is a time to take counsel of your fears, and there is a time...

There is a time to take counsel of your fears, and there is a time...

Accept the challenges so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.

Accept the challenges so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.

An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.

An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.

In case of doubt, attack.

In case of doubt, attack.

I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one...

I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one...

It seems to me a certainty that the fatalistic teachings of Mohammed and the utter...

It seems to me a certainty that the fatalistic teachings of Mohammed and the utter...

Be willing to make decisions. That's the most important quality in a good leader.

Be willing to make decisions. That's the most important quality in a good leader.

Fixed fortifications are a monument to the stupidity of man.

Fixed fortifications are a monument to the stupidity of man.

Against stupidity the very Gods themselves toil in vain.

Against stupidity the very Gods themselves toil in vain.

The stupidity of men always invites the insolence of power.

The stupidity of men always invites the insolence of power.

I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it.

I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it.