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Famous Duke of Wellington Quotes
Source: The dispatches of ... the duke of Wellington, compiled by lieut. colonel Gurwood. [With] Suppl. to vol. 1/3 [and] Index. [With] Index
“Nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won.”
“Next to a lost battle, nothing is so sad as a battle that has been won.”
“Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained.”
“The battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton.”