A Quote by George S. Patton

You shouldn't underestimate an enemy, but it is just as fatal to overestimate him.

George S. Patton

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George S. Patton
American - Military man
November 11, 1885 - December 21, 1945

A friend should always underestimate your virtues and an enemy overestimate your faults

Mario Puzo

there was no greater natural advantage in life than having an enemy overestimate your faults, unless it was to have a friend underestimate your virtues.

Mario Puzo

They say to never underestimate anyone, but they don't tell you to overestimate people either, so I'm just going to do me.

Israel Adesanya

I've spent so much time making sure I don't underestimate my opponents that I've forgotten it's just as dangerous to overestimate them as well.

Suzanne Collins

Don't underestimate your opponent, but don't overestimate them, either.

Nancy Pelosi

Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.

Tim Ferriss

Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.

Bill Gates

In business, we say that people overestimate what you can do in a year and underestimate what you can do in a decade. This is true in philanthropy as well.

Marc Benioff

"God does not give us more than we can handle," I am told but I wonder if God doesn't overestimate me just a little. Or perhaps, and this is likely, I underestimate God.

Julia Cameron

We are prone to overestimate how much we understand about the world and to underestimate the role of chance in events.

Daniel Kahneman

I never underestimate or overestimate anybody. Really we have to try and find levels of performance for ourselves first.

Nigel Pearson

If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is too. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.

T. Harv Eker

Once you have mastered time, you will understand how true it is that most people overestimate what they can accomplish in a year - and underestimate what they can achieve in a decade!