There are no manifestos like cannon and musketry.

To define it rudely but not ineptly, engineering is the art of doing for 10 shillings what any fool can do for a pound

Publish and be damned.

An extraordinary affair. I gave them their orders and they wanted to stay and discuss them.

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

Be discreet in all things, and so render it unnecessary to be mysterious about any.

Educate men without religion and you make them clever devils.