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I'd rather have a German Division in front of me than a French one behind.
A man must know his destiny. if he does not recognize it, then he is lost.
A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.
You cannot be disciplined in great things and undisciplined in small things.
War is an art and as such is not susceptible of explanation by fixed formula
You must be single minded. Drive for the one thing on which you have decided.
Have taken Trier with two divisions. What do you want me to do? Give it back?
Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge.
The most difficult thing about being humble is not being able to brag about it.
You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals.
Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack.
Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.
Be willing to make decisions. That's the most important quality in a good leader.
I always believe in being prepared, even when I'm dressed in white tie and tails.
You shouldn't underestimate an enemy, but it is just as fatal to overestimate him.
Many soldiers are led to faulty ideas of war by knowing too much about too little.
Officers must be made to care for their men. That is the sole duty of all officers.
A good battle plan that you act on today can be better than a perfect one tomorrow.
Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men
The courageous man is the man who forces himself, in spite of his fear, to carry on.
All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.
When a decision has to be made, make it. There is no totally right time for anything.
Plans must be simple and flexible....They must be made by the people who execute them.
Success is not getting to the top - but how you bounce up from the bottom that counts.
Do not try to make circumstances fit your plans. Make plans that fit the circumstances.
I believe in the old and sound rule that an ounce of sweat will save a gallon of blood.
A civil servant is sometimes like a broken cannon - it won't work and you can't fire it.
We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you'll be amazed at the results.
There are three ways that men get what they want: by planning, by working, and by praying.
Discipline must be a habit so ingrained that it is stronger than the excitement of battle.
The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
There is no such thing as luck, merely opportunity meeting preparedness. George S. Patton Jr.
No sane man is unafraid in battle, but discipline produces in him a form of vicarious courage.
Americans love to fight, traditionally. All real Americans love the sting and clash of battle.
Good tactics can save even the worst strategy. Bad tactics will destroy even the best strategy.
A man is not measured by how much he can take and stand but by how fast he regains once fallen.
There is a time to take counsel of your fears, and there is a time to never listen to any fear.
Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
Don't fall victim to what I call the ready-aim-aim-aim-aim syndrome. You must be willing to fire.
Remember wars are won by killing people. The more we kill, the quicker we'll get out of this war.
It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
War is very simple, direct, and ruthless. It takes a simple, direct, and ruthless man to wage war.
Tanks are new and special weapon-newer than, as special, and certainly as valuable as the airplane.
A good solution applied with vigor now is better than a perfect solution applied ten minutes later.
War is the supreme test of man in which he rises to heights never approached in any other activity.
Remember that the enemy is just as frightened as you are and probably more so. They are not supermen
Make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up.
When in doubt, observe and ask questions. When certain, observe at length and ask many more questions.
Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.