Extra interest signifies extra risk.

Extra interest signifies extra risk.

I mistrust the judgment of every man in a case in which his own wished are concerned

Troops would never be deficient in courage, if they could only know how deficient in it their enemies were.

All the business of war, and indeed all the business of life, is to endeavour to find out what you don't know by what you do; that's what I called 'guess what was at the other side of the hill'.

When one begins to turn in bed, it is time to get up.

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