Quotes from Arthur Wellesley

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

Next to a lost battle, nothing is so sad as a battle that has been won.

The only thing I am afraid of is fear.

Nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won.

Be discreet in all things, and so render it unnecessary to be mysterious about any.

The whole art of war consists in getting at what is on the other side of the hill.

Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained.