George S. PattonDo not make excuses, whether it's your fault or not.371Truth
George S. Patton...an imperfect plan implemented immediately and violently will always succeed better than a perfect plan.372Death
George S. PattonSay what you mean and mean what you say.352Reading
George S. PattonNo bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country. ✨ Attributed in Patton (motion picture) (1970). This… ▶353DeathTime
George S. PattonThe soldier is the Army. No army is better than its soldiers. The Soldier is also a citizen. In fact, the highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is that of bearing arms f… ▶331DeathTruth
George S. PattonTake calculated risks.353Truth
George S. PattonWars 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. ✨ Cavalry Journal, September 19… ▶354Reading
George S. PattonNever tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. ✨ War As I Knew It. Book by George S. Patton. Chapter Reflections a… ▶321HumanityReadingReflection
George S. PattonIn 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 enlarge… ▶365Time
George S. PattonEach man must not think only of himself, but also of his buddy fighting beside him. We don't want yellow cowards in this Army. They should be killed off like rats. If not, they wi… ▶332ReadingThought
George S. PattonMy men don't surrender. I don't want to hear of any soldier under my command being captured unless he has been hit. Even if you are hit, you can still fight back. ✨ Speech t… ▶354DeathReading
George S. PattonLive for something rather than die for nothing.376Death
George S. PattonBattle is an orgy of disorder.322Philosophy
George S. PattonA pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood.322Love
George S. PattonWe must guard against becoming so engrossed in the specific nature of the roots and bark of the trees of knowledge as to miss the meaning and grandeur of the forest they compose.355Philosophy
George S. PattonGo forward until the last round is fired and the last drop of gas is expended...then go forward on foot!333Life
George S. PattonAn active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.322Thought
George S. PattonWars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. ✨ Cavalry Journal, September 1933.334Life
George S. PattonTake not counsel of your fears323Truth
George S. PattonWhen I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty. It may not sound nice to some bunch of little old ladies at an afterno… ▶301DeathReadingTime
George S. PattonA good battle plan that you act on today can be better than a perfect one tomorrow.312Reading
George S. PattonLead me, follow me, or get out of my way. ✨ Pocket Patriot: Quotes from American Heroes. Book edited by Kelly Nickell, p. 157, 2005.378Reading
George S. PattonA man must know his destiny. if he does not recognize it, then he is lost.357Sadness
George S. PattonIf we aren't victorious, let no man come back alive!324Life
George S. PattonTo me it seems certain that the fatalistic teachings of Muhammad and the utter degradation of women is the outstanding cause for the arrested development of the Arab. He is exactl… ▶357Reading
George S. PattonThe more I see of Arabs the less I think of them. By having studied them a good deal I have found out the trouble. They are the mixture of all the bad races on earth, and they get… ▶302DeathReadingThought
George S. PattonThere is only one tactical principle which is not subject to change. It is to use the means at hand to inflict the maximum amount of wound, death, and destruction on the enemy in … ▶379DeathReadingTime
George S. PattonDuty is the essence of manhood.324Reflection
George S. PattonI wouldn't give a hoot in hell for a man who lost and laughed! Gen. ✨ Speech to the Third Army on June 05, 1944. The Unknown Patton. Book by Charles M. Province, p. 32, www.… ▶379HumorReading
George S. PattonTo be a successful soldier you must know history. . . . What you must know is how man reacts. Weapons change but man who uses them changes not at all. To win battles you do not be… ▶324Death
