George S. Patton Quotes

Manage yourself first and others will take your orders.

I lead a very disciplined life.

Neither in writing nor in reading wilt thou be able to lay down rules for others before thou shalt have first learned to obey rules thyself.

How can I govern others, who can't even govern myself?

There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.

A disciplined person is one who follows the will of the one who gives the orders.

I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.

Always do everything you ask of those you command.

The most important thing Spartans must learn is to know how to govern, and to be governed

I lead a very disciplined life.

I'm not a perfectionist but I'm definitely, or well, I like discipline. I'm obedient. I'm not a perfectionist.

Only the man who can impose discipline on himself is fit to discipline others or can impose discipline on others.

Control from without flourishes when discipline from within grows weak.

Perfect discipline requires recognition of infallibility. Infallibility requires the observance of discipline.

Because I grew up with a drill sergeant in my life, I respect order and it really gave me the discipline to be a leader and not a follower. It also helped me stay out of trouble.

Every one wants to command, and no one wants to obey; and this is owing to the absence of that wonderful brahmacharya system of yore. First, learn to obey. The command will come by itself. Always first learn to be a servant, and then you will be fit to be a master.

How fit he is to sway That can so well obey.

No man is fit to command another that cannot command himself.

Obedience, submission, discipline, courage--these are among the characteristics which make a man.

All are born to observe order, but few are born to establish it.

How shall I be able to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?

Obedience is the primary object of all sound education.

There's been nothing but discipline, discipline, discipline all my life.

I'm terrible with my workout regime and following it strictly. I'm terrible with a healthy diet and following it strictly. I'm terrible on the weekends about getting up at reasonable hours and all of those things. But, when it comes to my work and the discipline it takes to get to work on time - I hate unprofessionalism.

I don't see success as the goal. Obedience is the goal.