There is nothing on earth so stupid as a gallant officer.

I used to say of him that his presence on the field made the difference of forty thousand men.

Habit is ten times nature.

Hard pounding, gentlemen. Let's see who pounds the longest.

I hate the whole race. There is no believing a word they say, your professional poets, I mean there never existed a more worthless set than Byron and his friends for example.

The history of a battle, is not unlike the history of a ball. Some individuals may recollect all the little events of which the great result is the battle won or lost, but no individual can recollect the order in which, or the exact moment at which, they occurred, which makes all the difference as to their value or importance.

There is nothing so dreadful as a great victory--except a great defeat.