Habit is ten times nature.

Quote by Arthur Wellesley

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

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

The only thing I am afraid of is fear.

The only thing I am afraid of is fear.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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...

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,...

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

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

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

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

When my journal appears, many statues must come down.

When my journal appears, many statues must come down.

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...

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...

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.