Duke of Wellington Quotes

"Publish and be dammed."
- Duke of Wellington

"Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained."
- Duke of Wellington
(Related: Battle, Misery)

"I used to say of Napoleon that his presence on the field made the difference of forty thousand men."
- Duke of Wellington
(Related: Men, Difference)

"Our army is composed of the scum of the earth - the mere scum of the earth."
- Duke of Wellington
(Related: Army, Earth)

"An extraordinary affair. I gave them their orders and they wanted to stay and discuss them."
- Duke of Wellington

"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.'"
- Duke of Wellington
(Related: Hope, Day, Enemy, Names)