There is nothing on earth so stupid as a gallant officer.
The whole art of war consists in getting at what is on the other side of the hill.
Napoleon has humbugged me, by God; he has gained twenty-four hours' march on me.
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.
Extra interest signifies extra risk.
To define it rudely but not ineptly, engineering is the art of doing for 10 shillings what any fool can do for a pound