Nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won.
There is nothing so dreadful as a great victory--except a great defeat.
An extraordinary affair. I gave them their orders and they wanted to stay and discuss them.
I see no reason to suppose these machines will ever force themselves into general use.
There is nothing on earth so stupid as a gallant officer.
The hardest thing of all for a soldier is to retreat.