Quotes by Soldiers

What a cruel thing war is... to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors. Robert E. Lee
Love War Hatred Our Neighbors Cruel Instead Hearts Fill Thing
We should live, act, and say nothing to the injury of anyone. It is not only best as a matter of principle, but it is the path to peace and honor. Robert E. Lee
Best Peace Matter Path Honor Nothing Live Say Only Principle Anyone Should Act Injury
I hate newspapermen. They come into camp and pick up their camp rumors and print them as facts. I regard them as spies, which, in truth, they are. William Tecumseh Sherman
Truth Hate Rumors Spies Facts Pick Come Print Camp Up Regard Which Them
Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more. George S. Patton
Some More Only Attack Nobody Anything Successfully Ever Defended
Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than education without natural ability. Marcus Aurelius
Education Man Natural Virtue Ability More Without Glory Than Often Natural Ability Raised
How much time he saves who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks. Marcus Aurelius
Time Saves Neighbor Says See He Look Does How How Much How Much Time His Much Who Thinks
War is a racket. It always has been... A few profit - and the many pay. But there is a way to stop it. You can't end it by disarmament conferences. You can't eliminate it by peace parleys at Geneva. Well-meaning but impractical groups can't wipe it out by resolutions. It can be smashed effectively only by taking the profit out of war. Smedley Butler
War You Peace Few Pay Profit Way Out Has-Been Only Wipe Taking Disarmament Smashed Geneva Well-Meaning Always Been Impractical Effectively End Conferences Stop Racket Many Groups Eliminate Resolutions
Two qualities are indispensable: first, an intellect that, even in the darkest hour, retains some glimmerings of the inner light which leads to truth; and second, the courage to follow this faint light wherever it may lead. Carl von Clausewitz
Truth Courage Light Darkest First Follow Some Indispensable Lead Leads Faint Hour Qualities Intellect May Wherever Which Even Inner Second Two
If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a quality which knows no fear, I have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened. George S. Patton
Man Quality Fear No Fear Men Seen Definition More Take Generally Never Knows Accepted Intelligent Frightened Brave Brave Man Bravery Which
Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life. Marcus Aurelius
Life Science Mind Power Nothing Broaden Systematically Ability Investigate Observation Thy Truly
True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job anyhow, that's what courage is. Norman Schwarzkopf
Courage Job True True Courage Doing Going Afraid Being Anyhow Being Afraid Your
It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle. Norman Schwarzkopf
Battle Hero Men Those Take Takes Goes Order Who
War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over. William Tecumseh Sherman
War Will Cruelty Sooner Over Reform Trying Use
Be Prepared... the meaning of the motto is that a scout must prepare himself by previous thinking out and practicing how to act on any accident or emergency so that he is never taken by surprise. Robert Baden-Powell
Accident Thinking Out Must Be Prepared Emergency Previous Never He Taken Himself Practicing How Surprise Motto Scout Any Meaning Meaning Of Act Prepare Prepared
I have been up to see the Congress and they do not seem to be able to do anything except to eat peanuts and chew tobacco, while my army is starving. Robert E. Lee
Government Army Congress Starving See Able Eat Seem Except Been Chew Up Anything While Tobacco Peanuts
Old soldiers never die; they just fade away. Douglas MacArthur
Old Soldiers Never Fade Die Just Away
Everything that happens happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find this to be so. Marcus Aurelius
You Will Carefully Everything Find Observe Happens Should
The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it. Marcus Aurelius
Life Thoughts Change Universe Our Make
To refrain from imitation is the best revenge. Marcus Aurelius
Best Revenge Imitation Refrain
Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable. George S. Patton
Learning Past Others Unknown Unpredictable Studying How In The Past Prepare
Do every act of your life as if it were your last. Marcus Aurelius
Life Every Were Act Your Last
The war... was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forebearance and wisdom had been practiced on both sides. Robert E. Lee
Wisdom War Sides Unnecessary Both Both Sides Had Practiced Affairs Been Condition Might Avoided
The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth. Stonewall Jackson
Rights Patriotism Country Fighting Soldier Earth Reliable Volunteer Most Makes His Patriot
Courage - a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it. William Tecumseh Sherman
Courage Danger Willingness Mental Perfect Endure Sensibility Measure
To understand the true quality of people, you must look into their minds, and examine their pursuits and aversions. Marcus Aurelius
You Quality People Minds Must Examine Pursuits True Look Understand
The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it. Norman Schwarzkopf
Truth You Matter Right Thing Part Know Always Doing The Right Thing Hard Hard Part Right Thing
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