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

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

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...

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

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

Better to fight for something than live for nothing.

Better to fight for something than live for nothing.

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...

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

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

The time to take counsel of your fears is before you make an important battle...

The time to take counsel of your fears is before you make an important battle...

A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood.

A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood.

The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success...

The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success...

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

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

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.

Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time.

Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time.

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...

If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you'll be...

If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you'll be...

Battle is an orgy of disorder.

Battle is an orgy of disorder.

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...

Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.

Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.

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

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

There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.

There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.