The French system of conscription brings together a fair sample of all classes; ours is composed of the scum of the earth - the mere scum of the earth. It is only wonderful that we should be able to make so much out of them afterwards.
Duke of WellingtonTroops would never be deficient in courage, if they could only know how deficient in it their enemies were.
Duke of WellingtonWhen other Generals make mistakes their armies are beaten; when I get into a hole, my men pull me out of it.
Duke of WellingtonToday when a man gets married he gets a home, a housekeeper, a cook, a cheering squad and another paycheck. When a woman marries, she gets a boarder. To define it rudely but not ineptly, engineering is the art of doing that well with one dollar, which any bungler can do with two after a fashion.
Duke of Wellington