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

Quote by Arthur Wellesley

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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.

Habit is ten times nature.

Habit is ten times nature.

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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...

I think that this is the first war in history that on the morrow the...

I think that this is the first war in history that on the morrow the...

Mine is the first generation able to contemplate the possibility that we may live our...

Mine is the first generation able to contemplate the possibility that we may live our...

War is evil, but it is often the lesser evil

War is evil, but it is often the lesser evil

The world will never have lasting peace so long as men reserve for war the...

The world will never have lasting peace so long as men reserve for war the...