George S. Patton
George S. Patton
George Smith Patton Jr.was a senior officer of the United States Army, who commanded the U.S. Seventh Army in the Mediterranean and European Theaters of World War II, but is best known for his leadership of the U.S. Third Army in France and Germany following the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSoldier
Date of Birth11 November 1885
CountryUnited States of America
perseverance men desire
By perseverance, study, and eternal desire, any man can become great.
country war men
Discipline can only be obtained when all the officers are imbued with the sense of their awful obligation to their men and to their country that they cannot tolerate negligence. Officers who fail to correct errors or to praise excellence are valueless in peace and dangerous misfits in war.
military feet lasts
Go forward until the last round is fired and the last drop of gas is expended...then go forward on foot!
war helping god-help-me
Compared to war, all other forms of human endeavor shrink to insignificance. God help me, I do love it so.
country real men
A real man will never let his fear of death overpower his honor, his sense of duty to his country, and his innate manhood.
successful men winning
To 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 beat weapons - you beat the soul of man of the enemy man.
men victory alive
If we aren't victorious, let no man come back alive!
war blow ignorant
In landing operations, retreat is impossible, to surrender is as ignoble as it is foolish. above all else remember that we as attackers have the initiative, we know exactly what we are going to do, while the enemy is ignorant of our intentions and can only parry our blows. We must retain this tremendous advantage by always attacking rapidly, ruthlessly, viciously, and without rest.
knowledge roots tree
We 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.
military ostentatious
Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time.
army enemy remember
Remember that the enemy is just as frightened as you are and probably more so. They are not supermen
courage
I learned very early in my life never to take counsel in my fears.
army men stupidity
Fixed fortifications are a monument to the stupidity of man.
uplifting prayer people
But between the plan and the operation, there is always an unknown. That unknown spells victory or defeat. ... Some people call it getting the breaks. I call it God. God has His part in everything. That's where prayer comes in.