If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a quality which knows no fear, I have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.

Quote by George S Patton

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Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack.

Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack.

No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by...

No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by...

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

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

All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.

All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.

You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high...

You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high...

I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he...

I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he...

Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.

Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.

If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.

If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.

Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.

Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.

Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings...

Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings...

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

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

Always do everything you ask of those you command.

Always do everything you ask of those you command.

It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank...

It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank...

Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the...

Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the...

There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.

There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.

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...

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

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

Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them...

Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them...

Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.

Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.

Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time.

Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time.