All Duke of Wellington Quotes
- Nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won. Battle
- The hardest thing of all for a soldier is to retreat. All
- I don't know what effect these men will have upon the enemy, but by God, they frighten me. Effect
- The whole art of war consists in getting at what is on the other side of the hill. Art
- Hard pounding, gentlemen. Let's see who pounds the longest. Gentleman
- We always have been, we are, and I hope that we always shall be detested in France. Been
- 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… Chesterfield
- I used to say of him that his presence on the field made the difference of forty thousand men. Difference
- The only thing that they can be relied on to do is to gallop too far and too fast. Far
- There is nothing on earth so stupid as a gallant officer. Earth
- The British soldiers are fellows who have all enlisted for drink. That is the plain fact - they have all enlisted for drink. All
- Next to a lost battle, nothing is so sad as a battle that has been won. Battle
- A great country cannot wage a little war. Cannot Wage
- I mistrust the judgment of every man in a case in which his own wished are concerned Case
- When other Generals make mistakes their armies are beaten; when I get into a hole, my men pull me out of it. Armies
- God deliver me from my friends! I'll take care of my enemies myself. Care
- If you had seen one day of war, you would pray to God that you would never see another. Day
- There is no mistake; there has been no mistake; and there shall be no mistake. Been
- Habit is ten times nature. Funny
- Wise people learn when they can; fools learn when they must. Education
- Educate men without religion and you make them clever devils. Clever
- It is very true that I have said that I considered Napoleon's presence in the field equal to forty thousand men in the balance. This… Balance
- I never saw so many shocking bad hats in my life. Bad
- Call on a business man only at business times, and on business; transact your business, and go about your business, in order to give him… Business
- The scum of the earth... but what fine soldiers we have made them. Earth