Quotes by Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington

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

Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington on discretion   

"Educate people without religion and you make them but clever devils."

Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington on education
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"Hard pounding, gentlemen: but we shall see who can pound the longest."

Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington on endurance
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"To define it rudely but not ineptly, engineering is the art of doing for 10 shillings what any fool can do for a pound"

Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington on engineering   

"Habit is ten times nature."

Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington on habit   

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"We have in the service the scum of the earth as common soldiers."

Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington on army and navy   

"I don't know what effect these men will have upon the enemy, but, by God, they terrify me."

Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington on army and navy   

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

Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington on prayer   

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"When my journal appears, many statues must come down."

Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington on biography   

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

Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington on victory