--- title: "4 John Moulder Wilson Quotes - Famous Military officer" description: "John Moulder Wilson was a Union Army officer and later served as Chief of Engineers as well as serving as Superintendent of the United States Military A..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b166/author-john-moulder-wilson-73765.jpg" --- ![Portrait of John Moulder Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b166/author-john-moulder-wilson-73765.jpg) # John Moulder Wilson (1837–1919) Military Officer **4** quotes in **53** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet John Moulder Wilson was a military officer. ## Quick Facts About John Moulder Wilson Born October 8, 1837 Died February 1, 1919 Profession Military Officer Notable works Remarks of Master John M. Wilson, on the present and future prospects of Cuba: delivered before the Phœnix lyceum, in Washington city, on Monday evening, July 3, 1854 ... ## About John Moulder Wilson John Moulder Wilson was a Union Army officer and later served as Chief of Engineers as well as serving as Superintendent of the United States Military Academy from 1889 to 1893. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for bravery in combat during the American Civil War. ## Quotes by John Moulder Wilson > [There are only two stimulants to one's best efforts-the fear of punishment, and the hope of reward. When neither is present, one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-moulder-wilson/there-are-only-two-stimulants-to-one-s-best-efforts-the-fear-of/) [John Moulder Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-moulder-wilson/) [Best effort](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/best-effort/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/268/john-moulder-wilson-73765_best-effort_there-are-only-two-stimulants-to-one-s-b_1900974.png) > [Recognition for a job well done is high on the list of motivating influences for all people; more important in many instances…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-moulder-wilson/recognition-for-a-job-well-done-is-high-on-the-list-of-motivating/) [John Moulder Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-moulder-wilson/) [Blue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blue/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c7/john-moulder-wilson-73765_blue_recognition-for-a-job-well-done-is-high_2502588.png) > [Emotions are the color of life; we would be drab creatures indeed without them. But we must control these emotions or they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-moulder-wilson/emotions-are-the-color-of-life-we-would-be-drab-creatures-indeed/) [John Moulder Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-moulder-wilson/) [Color](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/color/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/214/john-moulder-wilson-73765_color_emotions-are-the-color-of-life-we-would_2753203.png) > [There are only two stimulants to ones best efforts: the fear of punishment, and the hope of reward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-moulder-wilson/there-are-only-two-stimulants-to-ones-best-efforts-the-fear-of/) [John Moulder Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-moulder-wilson/) [Best effort](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/best-effort/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bb/john-moulder-wilson-73765_best-effort_there-are-only-two-stimulants-to-ones-be_3024558.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-moulder-wilson/#itemlist", "name": "John Moulder Wilson Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There are only two stimulants to one's best efforts-the fear of punishment, and the hope of reward. 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