George S. Patton Quotes

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

Battle is an orgy of disorder.

Give me an Army of West Point graduates and I’ll win a battle… Give me a handful of Texas Aggies and I’ll win a war.

The highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is bearing arms.

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

There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.

A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood.

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

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

When in doubt, observe and ask questions. When certain, observe at length and ask many more questions.

You cannot be disciplined in great things and undisciplined in small things.

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

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

Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack.