As a member of the Protestant British squirearchy ruling Ireland, he was touchy about his Irish origins. When in later life an enthusiastic Gael commended him as a famous Irishman, he replied "A man can be born in a stable, and yet not be an animal.

We always have been, we are, and I hope that we always shall be detested in France.

Victory is the ability to fight five minutes longer than any other army in the world.

Publish and be damned.

The British soldiers are fellows who have all enlisted for drink. That is the plain fact - they have all enlisted for drink.

If you believe that you will believe anything.

Always get over heavy ground as lightly as you can.