You can't be a good soldier without a little bit of stupidity.

Florence Nightingale

278
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

The most miserable thing in the world is the crowd, and here is the army - the crowd, they go into battle not because courage flared up in them, they are given courage by the consciousness that there are many of them and that they are in command.

Mark Twain

270
Link to quote
7 minutes to think

Children play soldiers. This is clear. But why do soldiers play like children?

Karl Kraus

260
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

In the army, they take out your soul and insert a charter in its place.

Rod Steiger

240
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

There are no convenient trenches.

Murphy's Army Laws

239
Link to quote
2 minutes to think

The inevitability of conscription inclines to voluntary entry into military service.

Lewis Hershey

235
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

The army is lining up for destruction.

Antonio Miro

230
Link to quote
2 minutes to think

Military justice has the same relation to justice as military music has to music.

Georges Clemenceau

230
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

A pint of sweat saves a gallon of blood.

General George Patton

229
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

A contract for military service is an agreement in which the military department undertakes to pay a monetary allowance, and the contractor agrees to be killed in the event of hostilities.

V. Zubkov

225
Link to quote
5 minutes to think

The commander is like a road sign: he shows everyone where to go, but he does not go there himself.

Konstantin Melikhan

225
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

The army school is bad, because the war does not happen every day, and the military pretends that their work is permanent.

B. Show

224
Link to quote
5 minutes to think

The officers in the garrison are the commanders of their subordinates. The commanders of the commanders are their wives. Commanding their husbands is their only occupation that gives pleasure. And we must pay tribute - many show amazing abilities in this.

V. Zubkov

224
Link to quote
7 minutes to think

In the war for the budget, the army is invincible.

Arkady Davidovich

222
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

The better the soldiers march, the worse they shoot.

Arkady Davidovich

221
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

The cap deforms the head.

Maurice Druon

221
Link to quote
2 minutes to think

The goal of military education is to instill courage through fear.

220
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

They say that universal conscription is a democratic institution. Yes, like a graveyard.

Meyer London

220
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

Connoisseurs of military art have established an inverse proportion between the number of enemy soldiers killed and the number of our generals.

S. Parkinson

219
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

In the army, everything is exactly like the Boy Scouts, but the Scouts are under the supervision of adults.

Blake Clark

219
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

A British soldier will hold his own against anyone, but not against the British Ministry of Defense.

George Bernard Shaw

218
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

An officer cannot be a good commander if he is no longer afraid of the corporal.

Bruce Marshall

210
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

From a soldier, first of all, endurance and patience are required, courage is a second matter.

Napoleon I

210
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

A soldier must fear his superior more than his enemies.

Clearchus

206
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

The army is a school in which, no matter how well you study, you will still stay for the second year.

S. Safonov

205
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

They do nothing in the barracks, but they are extremely disciplined.

Jacques Deval

204
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

The army is people gathered in one place for the sole purpose of correcting the mistakes of diplomats.

D. Daniels

203
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

Inform all parts that communication is completely lost.

Ashley Brilliant

203
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

The big battalions are always right.

Napoleon I

201
Link to quote
2 minutes to think

Army rule: "Only he who knows how to obey can command." It's like saying, "Only those who know how to sink can swim."

Lawrence Peter

201
Link to quote
5 minutes to think

Before commanding, learn to obey.

Solon

199
Link to quote
5 minutes to think

The soldier is the last link in the evolution of the animal world.

John Steinbeck

197
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of the best shooters.

Voltaire

195
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

In the army, everything is done quickly, so service there drags on slowly.

Konstantin Melikhan

192
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

One bad commander in chief is better than two good ones.

Napoleon I

192
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

A volunteer in the army is a person who does not care what to attack to run, what to retreat to run. As long as the money is paid.

V. Zubkov

191
Link to quote
5 minutes to think

States and armies are often like ships that are hindered by their size.

Claude Adrian Helvetius

191
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

The War Department prepares three kinds of reports: one to deceive the public, one to deceive the cabinet, and one to deceive themselves.

M. Asquith

190
Link to quote
5 minutes to think

Military education instills courage through fear.

T. Kotarbinskiy

190
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

Speed ​​in an army is of the utmost importance both to those who advance and especially to those who retreat.

V. Zubkov

188
Link to quote
5 minutes to think

A career officer is a person whom we feed in peacetime, so that in wartime he will send us to the front.

Gabriel Laub

187
Link to quote
5 minutes to think

Ultimately, a soldier's satchel is no heavier than a prisoner of war's chains.

Dwight Eisenhower

187
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

If the enemy does not threaten, the army is in danger.

A. Davidovich

182
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

Military power is like fire: it burns near, it warms from afar.

G. Foix

174
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

An army of rams led by a lion will always triumph over an army of lions led by a ram.

Napoleon I

174
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

The Soviet Army is such a school in which, no matter how you study, they will leave you for the second year.

109
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

The most reliable lever of all power is military force, which is prescribed by law and which is used by genius. - Maxims and Thoughts of a Prisoner of Saint Helena, LXXXII

Napoleon

78
Link to quote
5 minutes to think

In the whole world we have only two faithful allies - our army and navy.

Alexander III

65
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

God fights on the side that, other things being equal, has more troops.

Napoleon

63
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

Who served in the army, he does not laugh in the circus.

Proverb

63
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

Easy to learn, hard to hike, hard to learn, easy to hike.

59
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

Club politicians who oppose standing armies are lunatics. As soon as the sovereign disbands his troops, allows his fortresses to be destroyed and spend time reading Grotius, he will not reign for even half a year. - Maxims and Thoughts of a Prisoner of Saint Helena, CCCLXXX

Napoleon

57
Link to quote
7 minutes to think

Where the army depends on the people, sooner or later it turns out that the government depends on the army.

Antoine de Rivarol

56
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

Discipline is the soul of an army. It turns a small army into a mighty force, brings success to the weak and respect to all. — In a letter of instruction to the captains of the Virginia regiments, July 29, 1759.

George Washington

55
Link to quote
5 minutes to think

The people who do not want to feed their own army will feed someone else's.

Napoleon 4

55
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

Digging bomb holes gave us a kind of great pleasure. To anyone with even the rudiments of intelligence, we said to ourselves, it should be clear that there can be no benefit from this. We dug a gap a quarter of a mile from the nearest school building, and that quarter of a mile was an open field. The place was low, very convenient for the accumulation of poison gas. And after the first rains, the trenches we have dug will be full of water. Nevertheless, we willingly dug into the ground, enjoying the mild autumn sun. The whole undertaking was so frankly pointless that we could take part in it without compromising our pacifist principles. We looked around the open trenches with satisfaction, seeing them as a monument to the complete bankruptcy of the army's way of thinking.

Freeman Dyson

54
Link to quote
7 minutes to think

There must be discipline in military service - without it, no one would lift a finger for the cause. Our chief lieutenant Makovets always said: “Discipline, fools, is necessary. Without discipline, you would climb trees like monkeys. Military service will make people out of you, brainless fools! Well, isn't it? Imagine a square, say, on Charles Square, and on each tree one soldier sits without any discipline. This scares me terribly.

Yaroslav Gashek

53
Link to quote
7 minutes to think

The state creates, develops its power and perishes together with the army, without the army there is no independence, no freedom, there is no state itself.

A. V. Kolchak

53
Link to quote
5 minutes to think

The most numerous armies are far from the strongest.

Emile Girardin

51
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

Service and friendship are two parallel lines: they do not converge.

Alexander Vasilievich Suvorov

49
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

The state of the enemy is not visible, and the suffering of one's own army is before one's eyes, therefore the latter act on an ordinary person more strongly, because in an ordinary person sensory impressions take precedence over the voice of reason.

Clausewitz

44
Link to quote
7 minutes to think

An army, like a snake, moves on its belly.

Frederick II of Prussia

38
Link to quote
3 minutes to think

Military quotes can give strength to the spirit and set you up for active work. It also contains quotes about the military. This selection may or may not be liked by those who are related or simply love everything related to the military.

The military class is the most honorable. And what is war, what is needed for success in military affairs, what are the morals of a military society? The purpose of the war is murder, the weapons of war are espionage, treason and its encouragement, the ruin of the inhabitants, robbing them or stealing for the food of the army; deceit and lies, called stratagems; morals of the military class - lack of freedom, that is, discipline, idleness, ignorance, cruelty, debauchery, drunkenness. And despite that - this is the upper class, revered by all. All kings, except for the Chinese, wear a military uniform, and the one who killed the most people is given a big reward ...
Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy. War and Peace

Formerly the army was covered in glory; now a mother.
Valentin Domil

The serviceman chooses one indecent word for himself and constantly walks with it.
Alexander Pokrovsky. Shoot

There are quite often quotes from the military here, because they know better what to say.

I feel calm every time when I ask the operations officer “where is the nearest aircraft carrier?”, he can answer: “It is in that very place!”
John Shalikashvili

As the old-timers used to say, “a soldier in front of his superiors should look dashing and stupid, so as not to embarrass the authorities with his mind.”
Alexey Chernenko. Lord Dark. Rider

The general was a peaceful person in all respects, except for family ones.
Oscar Wilde. The importance of Being Earnest

A military doctor is neither a doctor nor a military man.
Alina Cooper

Every citizen is the master of his own fate, but the fate of a military man belongs not to him, but to the Fatherland.
Oleg Roy. White square. sakura petal

The military must obey the politicians.
Carl Philipp Gottlieb von Clausewitz

The authorities will not so easily ask about health, and since they ask, it means that they are preparing some kind of another dirty trick for their subordinates. Such a dirty trick that will drastically affect the very well-being and health of the one who was asked. At least that's how it is in the military.
Evgeny Schepetnov. Weeks Black magician

Are you asking me if I regret that the war is over? The fire department is buying new equipment and training the guys, but that doesn't mean the fire department wants to start a fire or start one.
The film "Top Secret Affair"

Forced military service is a monstrous invention, one of the greatest evils of our time. Who needs this: to put uniforms on people and send them to kill each other? Once upon a time, knights fought in a good field, war was a sport for them, and they were simply not good for anything else. But it never occurred to anyone to shackle a philosopher or poet in armor and drive him to the battlefield.
Archibald Joseph Cronin. Monument to the Crusader

Time has no power over the greatness of everything that we experienced during the war. And the people, which once survived great trials, will continue to draw strength from this victory. (G.K. Zhukov)

Military forces are not enough to defend the country, while the country defended by the people is invincible. (Napoleon I Bonaparte)

I came, I saw, I conquered. (Gaius Julius Caesar)

Best Warlord Quotes

• As you know, the army is an instrument of war, it exists for armed struggle against the enemies of the Motherland, and for this struggle it must first of all be prepared tactically. Otherwise, she will be forced to complete her studies during the battles, while incurring unnecessary losses. (G.K. Zhukov)
• An army of rams led by a lion will always triumph over an army of lions led by a ram. (Napoleon I Bonaparte)
• Quotes of commanders - The defeat of the enemy in an operation, battle or battle is the business of the whole team, a common cause. The one who tries to rise above the collective, or the one who wants to raise someone else, is contrary to the truth. (G.K. Zhukov)
• Happiness is always on the side of the brave. (P.I. Bagration)
• The soldier is required above all endurance and patience; courage is second. (Napoleon I Bonaparte)

Obedience, learning, discipline, cleanliness, health, neatness, cheerfulness, courage, bravery - victory. (A.V. Suvorov)

Courage in war is absolutely necessary, but it is no less important in peacetime, when it is necessary to stand uncompromisingly against lies, the routine of military service, ignorance, shortcomings and the calming influence of the environment. (N.L. Clodo)

Combat success is ensured only by an army that is imbued with the spirit of initiative. (A.K. Baiov)

The Russian army is invincible in battles and inimitable in the generosity and virtues of the peace. (M.I. Kutuzov)

No matter how bad it is, never despair, hold on while you have the strength. (A.V. Suvorov)

The highest and ultimate goal of military education is the art of defeating the enemy. (N.D. Butovsky)

Love for the motherland is the first virtue of a civilized person. (Napoleon I Bonaparte)

Honor is the shrine of an officer ... it is the highest blessing ... honor is a reward in happiness and consolation in grief. Honor tempers courage and ennobles bravery. Honor knows neither hardships nor dangers ... honor does not tolerate, and does not endure any stain. (M.S. Galkin)

Easy to learn - hard to hike, hard to learn - easy to hike. (A.V. Suvorov)

One studies the great examples of military art not in order to literally imitate them, but in order to be imbued with their spirit. (M.I. Dragomirov)

Idleness is the root of all evil, especially to a military man. (A.V. Suvorov)

Devotion to the Motherland, to the interests of the common cause is the main task of the military education program. (M.I. Dragomirov)

War is made up of unforeseen events. (Napoleon I Bonaparte)

The entire disciplinary charter is completely removed in one phrase of the oath: "not only for fear, but also for conscience." (S.O. Makarov)

First read, learn, then act. (M. Frunze)

Upbringing is more important than education, because military science is to a large extent more strong-willed than intellectual. (M.I. Dragomirov)

The Russian soldier goes to the service not because of money, he looks at the war as the fulfillment of his sacred duty, to which he is called by fate ... All the valor of the Russian soldier is based on this. (S.O. Makarov)

There are no fearless people among those who have something to lose. (Napoleon I Bonaparte)

Sayings of the great commanders - Do not think about yourself, think about your comrades; your friends will think of you. Here is the first military commandment. (M.I. Dragomirov)

Anyone who has never left an airplane in his life, from where cities and villages seem like toys, who has never experienced the joy and fear of a free fall, a whistle in his ears, a stream of wind beating in his chest, he will never understand the honor and pride of a paratrooper ... (In .F. Margelov)

If the enemy does not threaten, the army is in danger. Arkady Davidovich.

​ ***

The soldier is required above all endurance and patience; courage is second. Napoleon I.​

You can't be a good soldier without a little bit of stupidity. Florence Nightingale.

A British soldier will hold his own against anyone, but not against the British Ministry of Defense. George Bernard Shaw.

The army is a huge gluttonous beast devouring everything in its path. Oliver Bowden.

An officer cannot be a good commander if he is no longer afraid of the corporal. Bruce Marshall.

​ ***

​ In the army, everything is exactly like the Boy Scouts, but the Scouts are under the supervision of adults. Blake Clark.

​ ***

If the military profession means anything at all, it must be based on an unshakable code of honor. Otherwise, those who follow the drums will be just a bunch of hired killers. Carl Clausewitz.

They say that universal conscription is a democratic institution. Yes, like a graveyard. Meyer London.

The inevitability of conscription inclines to voluntary entry into military service. Lewis Hershey.

In the army, they take out your soul and insert a charter in its place. Rod Steiger.

Your soul may belong to God, but your ass belongs to the army. Appeal to a recruit in the American army.

​ ***

Before commanding, learn to obey. Solon.

​ ***

Army rule: "Only he who knows how to obey can command." It's like saying, "Only those who know how to sink can swim." Lawrence Peter.

​ ***

In military education introduces courage with the help of fear. Tadeusz Kotarbinski.

​ ***

Anyone who tries to evade combat duty is not truly mad. Joseph Heller.

​ ***

A contract for military service is an agreement in which the military department undertakes to pay salaries, and the contractor agrees to be killed in the event of hostilities. V. Zubkov.

Connoisseurs of military art have established an inverse proportion between the number of enemy soldiers killed and the number of our generals. S. Parkinson.

The goal of military education is to instill courage through fear. Author unknown.

The officers in the garrison are the commanders of their subordinates. The commanders of the commanders are their wives. Commanding their husbands is their only occupation that gives pleasure. And we must pay tribute - many show amazing abilities in this. V. Zubkov.

The army is a bad school, since war does not happen every day, and the military pretends that their work is permanent. B. Show.

The army is people gathered in one place for the sole purpose of correcting the mistakes of diplomats. D. Daniels.

​ ***

The most miserable thing in the world is the crowd; here is the army - the crowd; they go into battle not because courage flared up in them, they are given courage by the consciousness that there are many of them and that they are in command. Mark Twain.

Speed ​​in an army is of the utmost importance both to those who advance and especially to those who retreat. V. Zubkov.

A cadre officer is a person whom we feed in peacetime, so that in wartime he will send us to the front. Gabriel Laub.

​ ***

The commander is like a road sign: he shows everyone where to go, but he does not go there himself. Konstantin Melikhan.

There are no convenient trenches. Murphy's Army Laws.

​ ***

If the commander speaks to the soldiers affectionately and courteously, then he has lost his army. Sun Tzu.

The military must obey the politicians. Carl Philipp Gottlieb von Clausewitz.

The military industry is in fact the greatest danger to mankind. She is the black driving force behind the nationalism that is spreading everywhere. Albert Einstein.

And the greatest commander at the head of his soldiers, devoid of fighting spirit, turns out to be a complete mediocrity. Napoleon I Bonaparte.

Military forces are not enough to defend the country, while the country defended by the people is invincible. Napoleon I (Bonaparte)

An army of rams led by a lion will always triumph over an army of lions led by a ram. Napoleon I (Bonaparte).

No strict measures will destroy evil if there are causes for it.

V. I. Datsevich

Talking about a thing does not mean being able to do it.

With regard to the masses, it is certainly true that where they read more, there they think more.

What is useless in war is harmful to introduce into peaceful education.

It is necessary in peacetime to teach not to rush anywhere and not to be late anywhere; in the military it is too late to learn this habit.

A leader devoted to his work should not be afraid to learn himself ... It is necessary to sincerely recognize one's mistakes, and not pretend to be sinless.

A little more heart, a little more attention to the soldier on the part of the officer, and success is sure.

Saving people is the sacred duty of every leader.

To give an order briefly and clearly, to cheer up with a word, a look is a great and difficult art, which is given to the majority only by practice.

If the officer doesn't do it, then no one else will either.

An army in which the officer enjoys the confidence of the soldier has an advantage on his side that cannot be acquired either by numbers, or by perfection of technology, or by anything else.

An officer is not only a military rank, but also a public figure; the army is not only an armed force, but also a school for educating the people, preparing them for social life.

The army must be an organically growing mass, and not a mechanically united mass ... and the feeling of comradeship cannot fail to yield all its fruits; fighting side by side with a person to whom the heart lies, or with one who has only one thing in common with you, is not the same thing.

Don't think about yourself, think about your comrades; comrades will think about you - this is the first military commandment.

Success in military affairs is based on the will; the mind suggests only the easiest way to success.

In battle, only he beats who is not afraid to die; for a person who has raised himself in this way, there are no surprises ... And only under this condition ... insolence and perseverance in achieving the goal will become a natural thing.

What in the military can be more contemptuous than fear, which paralyzes both the mind and the will?

Above all... stands the readiness to suffer and die, that is, self-sacrifice... it gives strength to endure to the end, to bring the Motherland a sacrifice of higher love.

M. I. Dragomirov

Moral development determines the existence of a strong military family, which the soldier loves and willingly accepts all its customs.

A soldier must certainly be proud of his handsome appearance, his uniform, the characteristic manners of the unit in which he serves, and, in general, his youthfulness.

The outward dashing appearance of a soldier ... plays a very important role in the critical moments of the battle. ... First of all, the general valiant appearance of the masses will catch your eye, and this is already enough for the masses not to flinch.

Drilling ... applies to the boss even more than to the soldier; a confused soldier confuses himself, and even pushes his comrades, and a confused commander confuses hundreds and thousands.

And drill, and educate! .. But only - first yourself, and then a soldier.

N. D. Butovsky

An officer must be a person for the whole society ... his authority must not be undermined by anyone, if only he does his job.

Demand from the subordinate what needs to be done; let him decide how to carry out the order.

There is a need for a good selection of superiors and a system of production and appointments that would make it possible to promote people in accordance with the strength of character, mind and knowledge.

A. A. Terekhov

If you want the soldiers to perform honestly and from the heart, do it yourself! And who is too tender for such rough work, feel free to leave...

It is better to have fewer officers, but quite reliable, than a mass of incompetent ones. The example is contagious.

N. Ya. Shneur

Monetary rewards for military ranks for the military merits they perform do not fit the spirit of the Russian army ... The Russian soldier goes to the service not because of money, he looks at the war as the fulfillment of his sacred duty, to which he is called by fate, and does not expect money awards for his service ... He who in wartime can be influenced by money is not worthy of the honor of wearing a naval uniform.

It is easy to force our young people to work, they just need to see that the results of their work are useful ... The sooner a young man sees active service, the better.
An officer who, after leaving school, ceases to study, cannot be called a reliable officer.

S. O. Makarov

A commander who allows robbery in his troops, violence against residents and prisoners, lays the most pernicious foundations for the moral decay of the troops and guarantees their certain defeat by the enemy.

Discipline must be ironclad. There is no doubt about this, but this is achieved by the moral authority of the boss, and not by slaughter.

It is essential that the officers retain their full energy, self-control and the ability to make their own decisions under any circumstances.

For success, the leader must lead his unit into battle, and not send it.

Tireless concern for a soldier, love for him, proven by deed, is the best guarantee of victory.

Victory is based on mutual assistance.

Not the forms, but the spirit of the troops, not book calculation, but genius, not hasty peaceful training, but war - this is what shapes both the army and the leaders.

Let us preserve in all purity the glory of the Russian name and the glory of the regiments, supported ... at the cost of blood.

M. D. Skobelev

On the duty and honor of the military in the Russian army: Collection of materials, 0-11 documents and articles / Comp. Yu.A. Galushko, A.A. Kolesnikov; Ed. V.N. Lobova. - 2nd ed. M .: Military Publishing House, 1991. - 368 p., ill.
Layout and design of the book by the artist N.T. Katerushi.
Photographing of the exhibits of the Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineer and Signal Corps, specially for this book, was made by D.P. Getmanenko.