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

Quote by Arthur Wellesley

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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...

When my journal appears, many statues must come down.

When my journal appears, many statues must come down.

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...

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

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

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.

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.

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,...

Publish and be damned.

Publish and be damned.

Habit is ten times nature.

Habit is ten times nature.

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...

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.

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.

The only thing I am afraid of is fear.

The only thing I am afraid of is fear.

I'm not scared of dyin', and I don't really care if it's peace you find...

I'm not scared of dyin', and I don't really care if it's peace you find...

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is...

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is...

The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.

The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.

At Microsoft there are lots of brilliant ideas but the image is that they all...

At Microsoft there are lots of brilliant ideas but the image is that they all...