Famous quotes by Soldiers

Small: To refrain from imitation is the best revenge
Marcus Aurelius
"To refrain from imitation is the best revenge"
Marcus Aurelius, Soldier
Small: Observe constantly that all things take place by change, and accustom thyself to consider that the nature of t
Marcus Aurelius
"Observe constantly that all things take place by change, and accustom thyself to consider that the nature of the Universe loves nothing so much as to change the things which are, and to make new things like them"
Marcus Aurelius, Soldier
Small: Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, This is a misfortune b
Marcus Aurelius
"Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, "This is a misfortune" but "To bear this worthily is good fortune.""
Marcus Aurelius, Soldier
Small: If a man has done his best, what else is there?
George S. Patton
"If a man has done his best, what else is there?"
George S. Patton, Soldier
Small: The white men in the East are like birds. They are hatching out their eggs every year, and there is not room e
George Crook
"The white men in the East are like birds. They are hatching out their eggs every year, and there is not room enough in the East, and they must go elsewhere; and they come out West, as you have seen them coming for the last few years"
George Crook, Soldier
Small: It demonstrates to his simple mind in the most positive manner that we have no prejudice against him on accoun
George Crook
"It demonstrates to his simple mind in the most positive manner that we have no prejudice against him on account of his race, and that while he behaves himself he will be treated the same as a white man"
George Crook, Soldier
Small: All the tribes tell the same story. They are surrounded on all sides, the game is destroyed or driven away the
George Crook
"All the tribes tell the same story. They are surrounded on all sides, the game is destroyed or driven away; they are left to starve, and there remains but one thing for them to do - fight while they can"
George Crook, Soldier
Small: We are not retreating - we are advancing in another direction
Douglas MacArthur
"We are not retreating - we are advancing in another direction"
Douglas MacArthur, Soldier
Small: I have known war as few men now living know it. Its very destructiveness on both friend and foe has rendered i
Douglas MacArthur
"I have known war as few men now living know it. It's very destructiveness on both friend and foe has rendered it useless as a means of settling international disputes"
Douglas MacArthur, Soldier
Small: I am concerned for the security of our great Nation not so much because of any threat from without, but becaus
Douglas MacArthur
"I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within"
Douglas MacArthur, Soldier
Small: The Jews have opened fire, and they are unready to begin a war
Moshe Dayan
"The Jews have opened fire, and they are unready to begin a war"
Moshe Dayan, Soldier
Small: War is the remedy that our enemies have chosen, and I say let us give them all they want
"War is the remedy that our enemies have chosen, and I say let us give them all they want"
William Tecumseh Sherman, Soldier
Small: Freedom is the oxygen of the soul
Moshe Dayan
"Freedom is the oxygen of the soul"
Moshe Dayan, Soldier
Small: You may as well say, Thats a valiant flea that dare eat his breakfast on the lip of a lion
"You may as well say, 'That's a valiant flea that dare eat his breakfast on the lip of a lion"
William Tecumseh Sherman, Soldier
Small: Courage - a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it
"Courage - a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it"
William Tecumseh Sherman, Soldier
Small: An Army is a collection of armed men obliged to obey one man. Every change in the rules which impairs the prin
"An Army is a collection of armed men obliged to obey one man. Every change in the rules which impairs the principle weakens the army"
William Tecumseh Sherman, Soldier
Small: But then, if the war continues after that, I have no expectation of success
"But then, if the war continues after that, I have no expectation of success"
Isoroku Yamamoto, Soldier
Small: Nevertheless, China was unfortunately unable to understand Japans real position, and it is greatly to be regre
Hideki Tojo
"Nevertheless, China was unfortunately unable to understand Japan's real position, and it is greatly to be regretted that the Sino-Japanese War became one of long duration"
Hideki Tojo, Soldier
Small: Part of what we love about poetry is the fact that it seems ancient, that it has an authority of ancient langu
"Part of what we love about poetry is the fact that it seems ancient, that it has an authority of ancient language and ancient form, and that it's timeless, that it reaches back"
Robert Morgan, Soldier
Small: The intrusions of the white race and the non- compliance with treaty obligations have been followed by atrocit
"The intrusions of the white race and the non- compliance with treaty obligations have been followed by atrocities that could alone satisfy a savage and revengeful spirit"
Nelson A. Miles, Soldier
Small: In the first six to twelve months of a war with the United States and Great Britain I will run wild and win vi
"In the first six to twelve months of a war with the United States and Great Britain I will run wild and win victory upon victory"
Isoroku Yamamoto, Soldier
Small: They can shout down the head of the physics department at Cal Tech
James Stockdale
"They can shout down the head of the physics department at Cal Tech"
James Stockdale, Soldier
Small: On the eighteenth of December 1972, when we thought we were getting another of the hundreds of little tactical
James Stockdale
"On the eighteenth of December 1972, when we thought we were getting another of the hundreds of little tactical air raids, we heard the bombs going in out there in the railroad yards and this went on for about thirty minutes"
James Stockdale, Soldier
Small: My father was afraid of his father, I was afraid of my father, and I dont see why my children shouldnt be afra
Lord Mountbatten
"My father was afraid of his father, I was afraid of my father, and I don't see why my children shouldn't be afraid of me"
Lord Mountbatten, Soldier
Small: Even that crazy lunatic, my aunt the Empress, wa absolutely sweet and charming
Lord Mountbatten
"Even that crazy lunatic, my aunt the Empress, wa absolutely sweet and charming"
Lord Mountbatten, Soldier
Small: I cannot command winds and weather
Horatio Nelson
"I cannot command winds and weather"
Horatio Nelson, Soldier
Small: On the contrary, if they are treated with justice and humanity, proper example and the advantages of education
"On the contrary, if they are treated with justice and humanity, proper example and the advantages of education given them, the coming years will be as bright and prosperous to the unfortunate race as the past has been dark and painful"
Nelson A. Miles, Soldier
Small: Thus, it was to seek true civilization and true justice for all the peoples of the world, and to view this as
Hideki Tojo
"Thus, it was to seek true civilization and true justice for all the peoples of the world, and to view this as the destruction of personal freedom and respect is to be assailed by the hatred and emotion of war, and to make hasty judgments"
Hideki Tojo, Soldier
Small: Firstly you must always implicitly obey orders, without attempting to form any opinion of your own regarding t
Horatio Nelson
"Firstly you must always implicitly obey orders, without attempting to form any opinion of your own regarding their propriety. Secondly, you must consider every man your enemy who speaks ill of your king; and thirdly you must hate a Frenchman as you hate the devil"
Horatio Nelson, Soldier
Small: I love chapbooks. Theyre in some ways the ideal form in which to publish and read poems. You can read 19 poems
"I love chapbooks. They're in some ways the ideal form in which to publish and read poems. You can read 19 poems in a way you can't sit down and read 60 to 70 pages of poems"
Robert Morgan, Soldier