I am not only not prepared to bring forward any measure of this nature, but I will at once declare that, as far as I am concerned, as long as I hold any station in the Government of the country, I shall always feel it my duty to resist such measures when proposed by others.

There is nothing so dreadful as a great victory--except a great defeat.

Napoleon has humbugged me, by God; he has gained twenty-four hours' march on me.

Error is ever the sequence of haste.

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

We always have been, we are, and I hope that we always shall be detested in France.

Educate men without religion and you make them clever devils.