The Warrior Ethos

Year read: 2014
How strongly I recommend it: 10/10

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  • “The Spartans do not ask how many are the enemy but where they are.” Plutarch
  • “Better to live in a rugged land and rule than to cultivate rich plains and be a slave.” Cyrus
  • “Fight for this alone: the man who stands at your shoulder. He is everything, and everything is contained in him.” Dienekes
  • “Selflessness produces courage because it binds men together and proves to each individual that he is not alone.” Steven Pressfield
  • “Honor is the psychological salary of any elite unit. Pride is the possession of honor.” Steven Pressfield
  • “Americans play to win at all times. I wouldn’t give a hoot in hell for a man who lost and laughed. That’s why Americans have never lost a war and never will lose one.” Patton
  • “Let us conduct ourselves so that all men wish to be our friends and all fear to be our enemies.” Alexander