General Quotes

War is too serious a business to be left to the generals. Georges Clemenceau

Tell me what brand of whiskey that Grant drinks. I would like to send a barrel of it to my other generals. Abraham Lincoln

I made all my generals out of mud. Napoleon Bonaparte

I am convinced that the best service a retired general can perform is to turn in his tongue along with his suit, and to mothball his opinions. Omar Bradley

I can make a General in five minutes but a good horse is hard to replace. Abraham Lincoln

The greatest general is he who makes the fewest mistakes. Napoleon Bonaparte

The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses makes but few calculations beforehand. Sun Tzu

Soldiers usually win the battles and generals get the credit for them. Napoleon Bonaparte

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