John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4887 Arthur Wellesley
| NUMBER: | 4887 |
| AUTHOR: | Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769–1852) |
| QUOTATION: | There is no mistake; there has been no mistake; and there shall be no mistake. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Letter to Mr. Huskisson. |
| Note 1. This gave rise to the slang expression, “And no mistake.”—Words on Wellington, p. 122. [back] |