8 Quotes by Samuel Lyman Atwood Marshall

A man has integrity if his interest in the good of the service is at all times greater than his personal pride, and when he holds himself to the same line of duty when unobserved as he would follow if his superiors were present.

Also remember that in any man’s dark hour, a pat on the back and an earnest handclasp may work a small miracle.

The starting point for the understanding of war is the understanding of human nature.

Battles are won through the ability of men to express concrete ideas in clear and unmistakable language.

Artillerymen have a love for their guns which is perhaps stronger than the feeling of any soldier for his weapon or any part of his equipment.

The art of leading, in operations large or small, is the art of dealing with humanity, of working diligently on behalf of men, of being sympathetic with them, but equally, of insisting that they make a square facing toward their own problems.

At the vital point of truth, we all become a conscientious objector.

The far object of a training system is to prepare the combat officer mentally so that he can cope with the unusual and unexpected as if it were the altogether normal and give him poise in a situation where all else is in disequilibrium.