Life is a test and this world a place of trial.

When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened

The tired parts of the mind can be rested and strengthened not merely by rest, but by using other parts.

I am strongly in favour of using poisoned gas against uncivilised tribes.

Nobody ever launched an attack without having misgivings beforehand, You ought to have misgivings before; but when the moment of action is come, the hour of misgivings is passed. It is often not possible to go backward from a course which has been adopted in war. A man must answer "Aye" or "No" to the great questions which are put, and by that decision he must be bound.

A good speech should be like a woman's skirt: long enough to cover the subject and short enough to create interest

I am convinced that there is no smarter, handier, or more adaptable body of troops in the world.