Like the old soldier of the ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away, an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the light to see that duty. Goodbye.

Douglas MacArthur
Some Similar Quotes
  1. I will not try to convince you to love me, to respect me, to commit to me. I deserve better than that; I AM BETTER THAN THAT...Goodbye. - Steve Maraboli

  2. The story of life is quicker than the wink of an eye, the story of love is hello and goodbye...until we meet again - Jimi Hendrix

  3. You’ve changed me forever. And I’ll never forget you. - Kiera Cass

  4. You get use to someone–start to like them, even–and they leave. In the end, everyone leaves. - Rachel Ward

  5. We stood there, looking at each other, saying nothing. But it was the kind of nothing that meant everything. In his eyes, there was no trace of what had happened between us earlier and I could feel something inside me break. So that was that.... - Jenny Han

More Quotes By Douglas MacArthur
  1. Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.

  2. This does not mean that you are warmongers. On the contrary, the soldier above all other people prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war. But always in our ears ring the ominous words of Plato, that...

  3. Give me ten thousand Filipino soldiers and I will conquer the world.

  4. The history of the failure of war can almost be summed up in two words: too late.

  5. Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid; one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory. Build me...

Related Topics