312 Quotes by George S. Patton

Wars are not won by fighting battles; wars are won by choosing battles.

So as through a glass, and darkly – The age long strife I see – Where I fought in many guises, – Many names, but always me.

War is an art and as such is not susceptible of explanation by fixed formula.

Now in war we are confronted with conditions which are strange If we accept them we will never win. Since being realistic, as in mundane combats fistic We will get a bloody nose and that’s a sin.

A civil servant is sometimes like a broken cannon – it won’t work and you can’t fire it.

Don't fight a battle if you don't gain anything by winning.

If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn t thinking.

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

The duties of an officer are the safety, honor, and welfare of your country first; the honor, welfare, and comfort of the men in your command second; and the officer's own ease, comfort, and safety last.