Quote by Arthur Wellesley
"The greatest lesson I learned in war is that most of it could have been avoided through better diplomacy."
More from Arthur Wellesley
"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."