Top 10 Military Quotes

Here are our top 10 Military quotes that have inspired warriors:

10. Abraham Lincoln   (1809 – 1865)

"I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong."

9. General Ulysses S. Grant (1822 – 1885)

"If men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail."

8. Ancient Chinese saying

"Never count an enemy dead until you have seen his body. And even then do not be too sure." 

7. General Dwight D. Eisenhower  (1890 – 1969)

"What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight – it’s the size of the fight in the dog"

6. George S. Patton  (1885 – 1945)

"No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair."

5. Sophocles (497/6 BC – 406/5 BC)

"To him who is afraid, everything rustles." 

4. Lieutenant General Lewis Burwell  (1898 – 1971)

"All right, they’re on our left, they’re on our right, they’re in front of us, 

they’re behind us, they can’t get away this time"

3. Stepan O. Makarov, Russian Admiral  (1849 – 1904)

"My rule is: If you meet the weakest vessel, attack. If it is a vessel equal to yours, attack. 

And if it is stronger than yours, also attack."

2. Sun Tzu   (722–481 BC)

"So it is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you can win a hundred battles without a single loss. If you only know yourself, but not your opponent, you may win or may lose. If you know neither yourself nor your enemy, you will always endanger yourself."

1. Sultan Fateh Ali Tipu (1750 – 1799)

"To live like a lion for a day is far better than to live like a jackal for a hundred years."