Educate men without religion and you make of them but clever devils.

Quote by Arthur Wellesley

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It is not the business of generals to shoot one another.

It is not the business of generals to shoot one another.

Be discreet in all things, and so render it unnecessary to be mysterious.

Be discreet in all things, and so render it unnecessary to be mysterious.

Habit is ten times nature.

Habit is ten times nature.

When my journal appears, many statues must come down.

When my journal appears, many statues must come down.

The only thing I am afraid of is fear.

The only thing I am afraid of is fear.

Nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won.

Nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won.

Next to a lost battle, nothing is so sad as a battle that has been...

Next to a lost battle, nothing is so sad as a battle that has been...

The whole art of war consists of guessing at what is on the other side...

The whole art of war consists of guessing at what is on the other side...

When one turns over in bed, it is time to turn out.

When one turns over in bed, it is time to turn out.

Being born in a stable does not make one a horse.

Being born in a stable does not make one a horse.

Publish and be damned.

Publish and be damned.

The Lord's prayer contains the sum total of religion and morals.

The Lord's prayer contains the sum total of religion and morals.

The battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton.

The battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton.

I don't know what effect these men will have upon the enemy, but, by God,...

I don't know what effect these men will have upon the enemy, but, by God,...

I hate the whole race. There is no believing a word they say, your professional...

I hate the whole race. There is no believing a word they say, your professional...

The whole art of war consists of guessing at what is on the other side...

The whole art of war consists of guessing at what is on the other side...

Men like war: they do not hold much sway over birth, so they make up...

Men like war: they do not hold much sway over birth, so they make up...

War should be the only study of a prince. He should consider peace only as...

War should be the only study of a prince. He should consider peace only as...

It is painful enough to discover with what unconcern they speak of war and threaten...

It is painful enough to discover with what unconcern they speak of war and threaten...

War is so unjust and ugly that all who wage it must try to stifle...

War is so unjust and ugly that all who wage it must try to stifle...