Quote by Arthur Wellesley
"I am very sorry to say that I have not been able to persuade the people of England to agree with me about the value of the science of fortifications."
"I am very sorry to say that I have not been able to persuade the people of England to agree with me about the value of the science of fortifications."
"Publish and be damned."
"The whole of the business of war, and indeed almost the whole art of receiving visits, consists in so paying attention that you may know at every moment the exact condition of the opposite master of the house."
"Nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won."
"Discipline is not mere compliance with orders. It is that quality of conduct which results from a true understanding of their purpose."