George S. Patton
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8 quotes we’ve traced to George S. Patton
“A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood”
Verified“Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity”
Verified“Don't fight a battle if you don't gain anything by winning”
Attributed“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”
Attributed“I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom”
Disputed“I'd rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me”
Disputed“If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking”
Disputed“May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I sure as hell won't”
DisputedNot actually George S. Patton
Often misattributed to George S. Patton
Famous lines widely pinned on George S. Patton that we’ve traced to someone else.
“Almighty and most merciful Father, we humbly beseech Thee, of Thy great goodness, to restrain these immoderate rains with which we have had to contend. Grant us fair weather for Battle”
actually James H. O'Neill
“Give me an army of West Point graduates, I'll win a battle. Give me a handful of Texas Aggies and I'll win a war!”
actually Anonymous (Texas A&M lore)
“I'd rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me”
actually Origin unknown
“If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking”
actually Anonymous (by 1905)
“Rommel, you magnificent bastard! I read your book!”
actually Francis Ford Coppola & Edmund H. North (screenplay)
“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I shall fear no evil, because I am the meanest son-of-a-bitch in the valley”
actually Anonymous
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