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 Copy Share Image
During the Peninsula War, I heard a Portuguese general address his troops before a battle with the words, "Remember men, you are… — Duke of Wellington Copy Share Image
Believe me that every man you see in a military uniform is not a hero. — Duke of Wellington Copy Share Image
I used to say of him that his presence on the field made the difference of forty thousand men. — Duke of Wellington Copy Share Image
I mistrust the judgment of every man in a case in which his own wished are concerned — Duke of Wellington Copy Share Image
It is very true that I have said that I considered Napoleon's presence in the field equal to forty thousand men in… — Duke of Wellington Copy Share Image
Call on a business man only at business times, and on business; transact your business, and go about your business, in order… — Duke of Wellington Copy Share Image
Today when a man gets married he gets a home, a housekeeper, a cook, a cheering squad and another paycheck. When a… — Duke of Wellington Copy Share Image
I used to say of Napoleon that his presence on the field made the difference of forty thousand men. — Duke of Wellington Copy Share Image
Victory is the ability to fight five minutes longer than any other army in the world. — Duke of Wellington Copy Share Image
I acknowledge that I should not like to see again such loss as I sustained on the 23rd September, even if attended by such… — Duke of Wellington Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
God deliver me from my friends! I'll take care of my enemies myself. — Duke of Wellington Copy Share Image
As Lord Chesterfield said of the generals of his day, 'I only hope that when the enemy reads the list of their names, he… — Duke of Wellington Copy Share Image
The whole art of war consists in getting at what is on the other side of the hill. — Duke of Wellington Copy Share Image
There is no mistake; there has been no mistake; and there shall be no mistake. — Duke of Wellington Copy Share Image
