Duke of Wellington
Duke of Wellington
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS, was an Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman, and one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain. His defeat of Napoléon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 put him in the top rank of Britain's military heroes. In 2002, he was number 14 in the BBC's poll of the 100 Greatest Britons...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPublic Servant
art engineering fool
To define it rudely but not ineptly, engineering is the art of doing for 10 shillings what any fool can do for a pound
art war sides
The whole art of war consists in getting at what is on the other side of the hill.
fashion art cheer
Today when a man gets married he gets a home, a housekeeper, a cook, a cheering squad and another paycheck. When a woman marries, she gets a boarder. To define it rudely but not ineptly, engineering is the art of doing that well with one dollar, which any bungler can do with two after a fashion.
believe if-you-believe ifs
If you believe that you will believe anything.
war men differences
I used to say of him that his presence on the field made the difference of forty thousand men.
classic publish
Publish and be damned.
loss gains september
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.
coward uniforms mask
What masks are these uniforms to hide cowards!
errors haste sequence
Error is ever the sequence of haste.
cowardice resorts rashness
Rashness is oftener the resort of cowardice than of courage.
risk usury interest
Extra interest signifies extra risk.
peace war
I have seen their backs before.
battle next misery
Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained.
imperfection
It is not the business of generals to shoot one another.