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We know, Mr. Weller -- we, who are men of the world -- that a good

We know, Mr. Weller — we, who are men of the world — that a good uniform must work its way with the women, sooner or later. – Charles Dickens

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A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other. A solemn consideration when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those dark, clustered houses encloses it – Charles Dickens

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I have known a vast quantity of nonsense talked about bad men not looking you in the face. Dont trust that conventional idea. Dishonesty will stare honesty out of countenance any day in the week, if there is anything to be got by it. – Charles Dickens

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I made all my generals out of mud. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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What makes a regiment of soldiers a more noble object of view than the same mass of mob? Their arms, their dresses, their banners, and the art and artificial symmetry of their position and movements. – Lord (George Gordon) Byron

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I had rather have a plain, russet-coated Captain, that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call a Gentle-man and is nothing else. – Oliver Cromwell

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I am convinced that the best service a retired general can perform is to turn in his tongue along with his suit, and to mothball his opinions. – Omar Bradley

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