Troops would never be deficient in courage, if they could only know how deficient in it their enemies were.

When one begins to turn in bed, it is time to get up.

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

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 time to finish his business.

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.

If you believe that you will believe anything.

Yes, about ten minutes.