Next to a lost battle, nothing is so sad as a battle that has been won.

An extraordinary affair. I gave them their orders and they wanted to stay and discuss them.

Be discreet in all things, and so render it unnecessary to be mysterious about any.

There is no mistake; there has been no mistake; and there shall be no mistake.

Just to show you how little reliance can be placed even on what are supposed the best accounts of a battle, I mention that there are some circumstances mentioned in General -'s account which did not occur as he relates them. It is impossible to say when each important occurrence took place, or in what order.

The only thing I am afraid of is fear.

I mistrust the judgment of every man in a case in which his own wished are concerned