As Lord Chesterfield said of the generals of his day, 'I only hope that when the enemy reads the list of their names, he trembles as I do.

Being born in a stable does not make one a horse.

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

My rule always was to do the business of the day in the day.

The Lord's prayer contains the sum total of religion and morals.

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.

Yes, about ten minutes.