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I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation. War is hell. William Tecumseh Sherman

Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy. Norman Schwarzkopf

Leadership Character You Strategy Must Potent Combination Without

If you have any fault to find with anyone, tell him, not others, of what you complain; there is no more dangerous experiment than that of undertaking to be one thing before a man's face and another behind his back. Robert E. Lee

The time to take counsel of your fears is before you make an important battle decision. That's the time to listen to every fear you can imagine! When you have collected all the facts and fears and made your decision, turn off all your fears and go ahead! George S. Patton

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If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you'll be amazed at the results. George S. Patton

You People Amazing Tell Results How Amazed Go Get Where

Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is swept by and another takes its place, and this too will be swept away. Marcus Aurelius

Time Events Strong Will Too Sight Brought River Takes Sooner Sort Another Passing Than Current Place Swept Away Thing

The universe is transformation: life is opinion. Marcus Aurelius

Life Transformation Universe Opinion

The education of a man is never completed until he dies. Robert E. Lee

Education Man Completed Never He Until Dies

Loss is nothing else but change, and change is Nature's delight. Marcus Aurelius

Nature Change Nothing Else Delight Loss

I have fought against the people of the North because I believed they were seeking to wrest from the South its dearest rights. But I have never cherished toward them bitter or vindictive feelings, and I have never seen the day when I did not pray for them. Robert E. Lee

Day Rights People Seen Feelings Bitter Seeking Never Toward Because Dearest Cherished Pray Pray For Were South North Did Against Them Fought Believed Vindictive

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination. Carl von Clausewitz

Motivational Great Determination Aim Pursue Force Decisive

Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men. Harry Day

Wise Obedience Guidance Men Fools Rules Wise Men

I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinions of himself than on the opinions of others. Marcus Aurelius

Man Value Rest Men Own Every Sets Others More Himself Opinions How His Wondered Than Often Loves Less Every Man

Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death. Omar N. Bradley

Death Half Scared Properly Perform Bravery Capacity Even

Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results. George S. Patton

You People Tell Results How Surprise Them Things

It was my duty to shoot the enemy, and I don't regret it. My regrets are for the people I couldn't save: Marines, soldiers, buddies. I'm not naive, and I don't romanticize war. The worst moments of my life have come as a SEAL. But I can stand before God with a clear conscience about doing my job. Chris Kyle

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If a man does his best, what else is there? George S. Patton

Best Man Else Does His

Confine yourself to the present. Marcus Aurelius

Yourself Confine Present

I like whiskey. I always did, and that is why I never drink it. Robert E. Lee

Drink Never Like Always Did Whiskey Why

I make up my opinions from facts and reasoning, and not to suit any body but myself. If people don't like my opinions, it makes little difference as I don't solicit their opinions or votes. William Tecumseh Sherman

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A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself. The one produces aspiration; the other ambition, which is the way in which a vulgar man aspires. Marcus Aurelius

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The trite saying that honesty is the best policy has met with the just criticism that honesty is not policy. The real honest man is honest from conviction of what is right, not from policy. Robert E. Lee

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