Top 180 George S. Patton Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Pressure makes diamonds.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

2. “May God have mercy for my enemies because I won’t.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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3. “A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed at some indefinite time in the future.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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4. “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 Jr.

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5. “Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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6. “Better to fight for something than live for nothing.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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

— George S. Patton Jr.

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

— George S. Patton Jr.

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9. “Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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10. “If everybody is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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11. “An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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

— George S. Patton Jr.

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

— George S. Patton Jr.

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14. “Fatigue makes cowards of us all.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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

— George S. Patton Jr.

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16. “The real hero is the man who fights even though he is scared.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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

— George S. Patton Jr.

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18. “Always do more than is required of you.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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19. “A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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20. “Say what you mean and mean what you say.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

21. “In case of doubt, attack.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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22. “You fight like you train.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

23. “You must be single minded. Drive for the one thing on which you have decided.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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24. “I am a Soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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

— George S. Patton Jr.

26. “Anyone in any walk of life who is content with mediocrity is untrue to himself and to American tradition.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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27. “All glory is fleeting.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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28. “When a decision has to be made, make it. There is no totally right time for anything.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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29. “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 Jr.

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30. “In case of doubt, push on just a little further and then keep on pushing.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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31. “A good battle plan that you act on today can be better than a perfect one tomorrow.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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32. “By perseverance, study, and eternal desire, any man can become great.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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33. “Make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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34. “Always advance. Never dig in.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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35. “Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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

— George S. Patton Jr.

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

— George S. Patton Jr.

38. “Attack rapidly, ruthlessly, viciously, without rest, however tired and hungry you may be, the enemy will be more tired, more hungry. Keep punching.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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39. “Good tactics can save even the worst strategy. Bad tactics will destroy even the best strategy.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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40. “Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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41. “You’re never beaten until you admit it.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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

— George S. Patton Jr.

43. “You cannot be disciplined in great things and undisciplined in small things.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

44. “Fear kills more people than death.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

45. “Duty is the essence of manhood.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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46. “There is no such thing as luck, merely opportunity meeting preparedness. George S. Patton Jr.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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47. “Wars are not won by fighting battles; wars are won by choosing battles.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

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

— George S. Patton Jr.

49. “We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

50. “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 Jr.

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