Nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won.
Hard pounding, gentlemen. Let's see who pounds the longest.
I have got an infamous army, very weak and ill-equipped, and a very inexperienced staff.
Extra interest signifies extra risk.
Troops would never be deficient in courage, if they could only know how deficient in it their enemies were.
My rule always was to do the business of the day in the day.