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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

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

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

The only thing I am afraid of is fear.

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

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.

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

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Arthur Wellesley, 1st 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.

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

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

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

When my journal appears, many statues must come down.

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

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

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

An extraordinary affair. I gave them their orders and they wanted to stay and discuss them.

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

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

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

All the business of war, and indeed all the business of life, is to endeavor 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'.

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

The battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton.

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained.

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington