Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained.
Habit is ten times nature.
When other Generals make mistakes their armies are beaten; when I get into a hole, my men pull me out of it.
Always get over heavy ground as lightly as you can.
The hardest thing of all for a soldier is to retreat.
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.