Confidence Quote by Rick Riordan

Nothing so comforts the military mind as the maxim of a great but dead general.

— Anonymous

“A general may succeed for some time in persuading his superiors that he is a good commander: he will never”

— Field Marshal Archibald wavell

When a general complains of the morale of his troops, the time has come to look at his own.

— George C. Marshall

According to true military art, one should never push one's enemy to the point of despair, because such a state multiplies his strength and…

— Francois Rabelais

“These two misfortunes happen to armies, to become so terrified of the enemy that they are unwilling to attempt any offensive, and so bold…

— Onasander

A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him.

— Douglas MacArthur

Despair gives courage to a coward.

— Thomas Fuller

The more a general is accustomed to place heavy demands on his soldiers, the more he can depend on their response.

— Carl von Clausewitz

If you come from a military culture, and you go into see the general or the commander, and he talks to you very calmly…

— Tammy Duckworth

“The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service…

— Sun Tzu

He who has never hoped can never despair

— George Bernard Shaw

He who gives back at the first repulse and without striking the second blow, despairs of success has never been, is not, and never…

— Frederic Tudor