Napoleon has humbugged me, by God; he has gained twenty-four hours' march on me.
What masks are these uniforms to hide cowards!
Be discreet in all things, and so render it unnecessary to be mysterious about any.
There is nothing on earth so stupid as a gallant officer.
To define it rudely but not ineptly, engineering is the art of doing for 10 shillings what any fool can do for a pound
Habit is ten times nature.