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Educate men without religion and you make of them but clever devils.

~Arthur Wellesley

Topics: Clever Devils Educate Make Men Religion Them Without You

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

~Arthur Wellesley

Topics: Battle Except Half Lost Melancholy Nothing Won

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

~Arthur Wellesley

Topics: Art Art Of War Consists Guessing Hill Other Side War Whole

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

~Arthur Wellesley

Topics: All Things Discreet Mysterious Render Things Unnecessary

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The battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton.

~Arthur Wellesley

Topics: Battle Fields Playing Won

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

~Arthur Wellesley

Topics: Effect Enemy Frighten God Know Me Men Will

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It is not the business of generals to shoot one another.

~Arthur Wellesley

Topics: Another Business Generals Shoot

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Publish and be damned.

~Arthur Wellesley

Topics: Publish

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The only thing I am afraid of is fear.

~Arthur Wellesley

Topics: Afraid Am Fear Only The Only Thing Thing I Am

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

~Arthur Wellesley

Topics: Contains Lord Morals Prayer Religion Sum Sum Total Total

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Soldier

Born: April 24th, 1769

Died: September 14th, 1852

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