Napoleon has humbugged me, by God; he has gained twenty-four hours' march on me.

Wise people learn when they can; fools learn when they must.

Our army is composed of the scum of the earth - the mere scum of the earth.

We always have been, we are, and I hope that we always shall be detested in France.

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

All the business of war, and indeed all the business of life, is to endeavour to find out what you don't know by what you do; that's what I called 'guess what was at the other side of the hill'.

The hardest thing of all for a soldier is to retreat.

Educate men without religion and you make them clever devils.

An extraordinary affair. I gave them their orders and they wanted to stay and discuss them.

I never saw so many shocking bad hats in my life.

The British soldiers are fellows who have all enlisted for drink. That is the plain fact - they have all enlisted for drink.

Wickedness was like food: once you got started it was hard to stop

People like you don’t go mad, Vi. They’re quiet on the outside and loud on the inside and sane as the day is long

You never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them.

I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me.

Respect the burden.

Every member must work or quit. No honorary members.

You just have to be the kind of guy to get people to do things.

I bit down three nails rooting for the Heat.

Don't leave it to the law of averages to make you break even.

Love consists in feeling the Sacred One beating inside the loved one.