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,…

Quote by George S Patton

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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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.

There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.

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...

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

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

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...

Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time.

Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time.

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.

We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get...

We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...