William Slim Quotes & Sayings

When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action you should take - choose the bolder. — William Slim

Moral courage is higher and a rarer virtue than physical courage. — William Slim

The dominant feeling of the battlefield is loneliness. — William Slim

There is only one principle of war and that's this. Hit the other fellow, as quickly as you can, as hard as you can, where it hurts him most, when he ain't lookin'. — William Slim

In battle nothing is ever as good or as bad as the first reports of excited men would have it. — William Slim