Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell Professions : Former Viceroy of India Born : May 5, 1883 Died : May 24, 1950 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell No amount of study or learning will make a man a leader unless he has the natural qualities of one. Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell quality leadership men The more mechanical becomes the weapons with which we fight, the less mechanical must be the spirit which controls them. Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell fighting weapons spirit Love: It is like a cigar. If it goes out, you can light it again but it never tastes quite the same. Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell light taste love There is no room in war for delicate machinery. Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell machinery war rooms Similar Authors George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston former-viceroy-of-india E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax former-viceroy-of-india Lord Mountbatten former-viceroy-of-india Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton former-viceroy-of-india Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading former-viceroy-of-india All Authors