Army Quote of the Day by General George Patton: ‘The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success is…’

Army Quote of the Day by General George Patton: ‘The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success is…’

General George Patton’s famous maxim, "Success is how high you bounce when you hit the bottom," perfectly encapsulates his own career trajectory during World War II. Following the infamous 1943 slapping incident in Sicily and controversial remarks made in Knutsford, England, General Eisenhower sidelined Patton for the D-Day invasion, relegating him to the command of a "fake army" designed to deceive German intelligence. Despite the humiliation o…