There is nothing so dreadful as a great victory--except a great defeat.

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.

To win peace, fight with love not with violence.

You never know who's going to become your friend. Friends are always chance meetings.

His Majesty's Government looks with favour upon the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jews.

I believe in God, but I am not sure to trust Him so much.

Our choice is between cynicism and hope.

Half is not enough protection, half is my fault and half is them just doing a good job. I know it's 150 percent, but I'm a little tired now.

To refuse graciously is to confer a favor.

Gluttony is not a secret vice.

There are some people in this world who would never plant a seed because it doesn't produce fruit the first season.

The reason so many financial advisors are called brokers is because they are often broker than you.