Duke of Wellington
Duke of Wellington
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS, was an Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman, and one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain. His defeat of Napoléon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 put him in the top rank of Britain's military heroes. In 2002, he was number 14 in the BBC's poll of the 100 Greatest Britons...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPublic Servant
scum-of-the-earth history soldier
The scum of the earth... but what fine soldiers we have made them.
imperfection
It is not the business of generals to shoot one another.
prayer moral praying
The Lord's prayer contains the sum total of religion and morals.
mistake has-beens
There is no mistake; there has been no mistake; and there shall be no mistake.
victory defeat great-victory
There is nothing so dreadful as a great victory--except a great defeat.
legacy journal statues
When my journal appears, many statues must come down.
friends hate believe
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.
army scum-of-the-earth waterloo
Our army is composed of the scum of the earth - the mere scum of the earth.
cowardice resorts rashness
Rashness is oftener the resort of cowardice than of courage.
cannons manifestos
There are no manifestos like cannon and musketry.
heavy get-over
Always get over heavy ground as lightly as you can.
manners small-talk
I have no small talk and Peel has no manners.
errors haste sequence
Error is ever the sequence of haste.
risk usury interest
Extra interest signifies extra risk.