Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Quotes
Wise people learn when they can; fools learn when they must.
Citations
Wellesley, Arthur. The Maxims and Opinions of Field-Marshal His Grace the Duke of Wellington. Henry Colburn, 1845.
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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS was an Anglo-Irish soldier and Tory statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain, serving twice as prime minister. He ended the Napoleonic Wars when he defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.