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

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Source : Quoted in Philip Henry Stanhope, Notes of Conversations with the Duke of Wellington (1888) (entry for 4 Nov. 1831)

Duke of Wellington

#Army Quotes #Earth Quotes #Scum Quotes

“The Jews always complained, kvetching about false gods, and erected the biggest false God, Jehovah, in middle of western civilization.”
“Beer is made by men, wine by God.”
“Guys are natural problem solvers - they like to have strategies.”

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“I always have this imagination, something I want to use. I don't understand the idea of leisure time.”
“There are three things we cry for in life: things that are lost, things that are found, and things that are magnificent.”
“If you're reading this... Congratulations, you're alive. If that's not something to smile about, then I don't know what is.”
“I miss the experience of walking into a record store and find old stuff without expecting to.”
“To Him let us but cleave in all ouv strife; and the Tempte1 will flee; the wilderness will be desolate no more; angels will come and minister unto us; and when we pass from them to the ministry of life, be it to the glory of a transfiguration, the sorrows of a Gethsemane, or the sacrifice of the cross, the tran- quilizing peace of God will never be far from us.”

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