George S. Patton

George S. Patton

24 quotes

George S. Patton, an United States Army general, has become one of the most frequently quoted voices on subjects that matter. George S. Patton's observations on Fear are as sharp as their thoughts on Men, revealing genuine breadth of mind. Our collection holds 32 quotes from George S. Patton, each offering a different angle on Fear, Men, War, Time, and Success. As George S. Patton put it: "Courage is fear holding on a minute longer."

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

— George S. Patton

History

All Quotes by George S. Patton

“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.”

— George S. Patton

Fear

“Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.”

— George S. Patton

Wisdom

“You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals.”

— George S. Patton

Motivational

“Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time.”

— George S. Patton

Time

“Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.”

— George S. Patton

Success

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

— George S. Patton

Imagination

“No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.”

— George S. Patton

War

“The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.”

— George S. Patton

Success

“Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.”

— George S. Patton

Learning

“Americans play to win at all times. I wouldn't give a hoot and hell for a man who lost and laughed. That's why Americans have never lost nor ever lose a war.”

— George S. Patton

War

“There is a time to take counsel of your fears, and there is a time to never listen to any fear.”

— George S. Patton

Fear

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

— George S. Patton

War

“Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets.”

— George S. Patton

Courage

“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, turn off all your fears and go ahead!”

— George S. Patton

Fear

“I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.”

— George S. Patton

Success

“If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you'll be amazed at the results.”

— George S. Patton

Amazing

“A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood.”

— George S. Patton

History

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

— George S. Patton

Best

“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.”

— George S. Patton

God

“Wars 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.”

— George S. Patton

Men