Duke of Wellington

Our army is composed of the scum of the earth - the mere scum of the earth. ”

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

The only thing I am afraid of is fear. ”

I hate the whole race. There is no believing a word they say, your professional poets, I mean there never existed a more worthless set than Byron and his friends for example. ”

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

All the business of war, and indeed all the business of life, is to endeavour to find out what you don't know by what you do; that's what I called 'guess what was at the other side of the hill'. ”

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

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

Habit is ten times nature. ”

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