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There are no manifestos like cannon and musketry. — Duke Of Wellington

I have seen their backs before. — Duke Of Wellington

I have no small talk and Peel has no manners. — Duke Of Wellington

A great country cannot wage a little war. — Duke Of Wellington

An extraordinary affair. I gave them their orders and they wanted to stay and discuss them. — Duke Of Wellington

I see no reason to suppose these machines will ever force themselves into general use. — Duke Of Wellington

The scum of the earth ... but what fine soldiers we have made them. — Duke Of Wellington

During the Peninsula War, I heard a Portuguese general address his troops before a battle with the words, Remember men, you are Portuguese! — Duke Of Wellington

A great country can have no such thing as a little war. — Duke Of Wellington

When other Generals make mistakes their armies are beaten; when I get into a hole, my men pull me out of it. — Duke Of Wellington

If you believe that you will believe anything. — Duke Of Wellington

There is no mistake; there has been no mistake; and there shall be no mistake. — Duke Of Wellington

There is nothing so dreadful as a great victory
except a great defeat. — Duke Of Wellington

Rashness is oftener the resort of cowardice than of courage. — Duke Of Wellington

Error is ever the sequence of haste. — Duke Of Wellington

The British soldiers are fellows who have all enlisted for drink. That is the plain fact - they have all enlisted for drink. — Duke Of Wellington

Hard pounding, gentlemen. Let's see who pounds the longest. — Duke Of Wellington

What masks are these uniforms to hide cowards! — Duke Of Wellington

I have got an infamous army, very weak and ill-equipped, and a very inexperienced staff. — Duke Of Wellington

Our army is composed of the scum of the earth - the mere scum of the earth. — Duke Of Wellington

The poor old Duke [of Wellington]! What shall I say of him? To be sure he was born in Ireland, but being born in a stable does not make a man a horse. — Daniel O'Connell

Napoleon has humbugged me, by God; he has gained twenty-four hours' march on me. — Duke Of Wellington

We always have been, we are, and I hope that we always shall be detested in France. — Duke Of Wellington

The only thing that they can be relied on to do is to gallop too far and too fast. — Duke Of Wellington

Believe me that every man you see in a military uniform is not a hero. — Duke Of Wellington

Troops would never be deficient in courage, if they could only know how deficient in it their enemies were. — Duke Of Wellington

My rule always was to do the business of the day in the day. — Duke Of Wellington

As Lord Chesterfield said of the generals of his day, 'I only hope that when the enemy reads the list of their names, he trembles as I do.' — Duke Of Wellington

The hardest thing of all for a soldier is to retreat. — Duke Of Wellington

God deliver me from my friends! I'll take care of my enemies myself. — Duke Of Wellington

The Duke of Wellington brought to the post of first minister immortal fame,-a quality of success which would almost seem to include all others. — Benjamin Disraeli

I acknowledge that I should not like to see again such loss as I sustained on
the 23rd September, even if attended by such a gain. — Duke Of Wellington

I attribute my success on the battlefield to always being on the spot to see and do everything for myself — Duke Of Wellington

To define it rudely but not ineptly, engineering is the art of doing for 10 shillings what any fool can do for a pound — Duke Of Wellington

Always get over heavy ground as lightly as you can. — Duke Of Wellington

Sirs, if it were not for that one red spot I would have conquered the world!!! — Napoleon Bonaparte

A great country ought not to make little wars. — Duke Of Wellington

Always make water when you can. — Duke Of Wellington

Yes, about ten minutes. — Duke Of Wellington

I never saw so many shocking bad hats in my life. — Duke Of Wellington

I used to say of Napoleon that his presence on the field made the difference of forty thousand men. — Duke Of Wellington

You must build your House of Parliament on the river: so ... that the populace cannot exact their demands by sitting down round you. — Duke Of Wellington

Oh," said the Duke of Wellington, not much interested, "they are still complaining about that, are they? — Susanna Clarke

There is nothing on earth so stupid as a gallant officer. — Duke Of Wellington

Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained. — Duke Of Wellington

Wise people learn when they can; fools learn when they must. — Duke Of Wellington

When one begins to turn in bed, it is time to get up. — Duke Of Wellington

If you had seen one day of war, you would pray to God that you would never see another. — Duke Of Wellington