Habit is ten times nature.

Quote by Arthur Wellesley

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

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

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

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

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...

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,...

The only thing I am afraid of is fear.

The only thing I am afraid of is fear.

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

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

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

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

Publish and be damned.

Publish and be damned.

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.

When my journal appears, many statues must come down.

When my journal appears, many statues must come down.

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...

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

Do not rejoice in his defeat, you men. For though the bastard is dead, the...

Do not rejoice in his defeat, you men. For though the bastard is dead, the...

War is the father of all things. But who is the mother?

War is the father of all things. But who is the mother?

Lastly, the great uncertainty of all data in War is a peculiar difficulty, because all...

Lastly, the great uncertainty of all data in War is a peculiar difficulty, because all...

All war is deception.

All war is deception.