Patton Quotes

Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire.

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

I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits the bottom.

Audacity, always audacity.

A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.

Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.

I would rather have a good plan executed today than a great plan executed next week.

The soldier is the Army. No army is better than its soldiers.

Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.

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

Pressure makes diamonds.

It is fatal to enter an war without the will to win it.

If everyone has the same battle rhythm, it’s just a parade.

The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory.

A leader is a man who can adapt principles to circumstances.

Do not let the enemy dictate when or where we should fight.

In war, there is no substitute for victory.

Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.

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

Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.

Patton Quotes part 2

Fatigue makes cowards of us all.

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

Never take counsel of your fears.

Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it’s the courage to continue that counts.

Don’t fight a battle if you don’t gain anything by winning.

There is only one sort of discipline – PERFECT DISCIPLINE.

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.

Don’t give the enemy time to make his plans. Rather, let him worry about you.

Attack rapidly, ruthlessly, viciously, without rest, however tired and hungry you may be, the enemy will be more tired, more hungry.

Always do everything you ask of those you command.

One cannot allow his troops to be without leadership.

There 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 wounds, death and destruction on the enemy in the minimum amount of time.

Never apologize for being successful.

The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.

Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.

The secret of success is not in doing your own work, but in recognizing the right man to do it.

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

If I do my full duty, the rest will take care of itself.

There is only one sort of discipline – PERFECT DISCIPLINE.

The leaders who win most wars are the leaders who take the most risks.

Do everything you ask of those you command.

Say what you mean and mean what you say.

Success is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.

The greatest mistake a man can ever make is to be afraid of making one.

Always do everything you ask of those you command.

It is the professional soldiers’ duty to win.

Do more than is required of you.

Lead, follow, or get out of the way.

A good leader can’t get too far ahead of his men.