Winston Churchill

Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.

At the bottom of all the tributes paid to democracy is the little man walking into the little booth with a little pencil, making a little cross on a little bit of paper. No amount of rhetoric or voluminous discussion can possibly diminish the overwhelming importance of that point.

If the Almighty were to rebuild the world and asked me for advice, I would have English Channels round every country. And the atmosphere would be such that anything which attempted to fly would be set on fire.

Today is Trinity Sunday. Centuries ago words were written to be a call and a spur to the faithful servants of Truth and Justice: Arm yourselves, and be ye men of valor, and be in readiness for the conflict; for it is better for us to perish in battle than to look upon the outrage of our nation and our altar. As the Will of God is in Heaven, even so let it be.

He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.

Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened.

Any emotion, if it is sincere, is involuntary.

Ah! Sir, a boy’s being flogged is not so severe as a man’s having the hiss of the world against him.

Leave the rest to the gods.

When we quarrel, how we wish we had been blameless.

It always seems impossible until it is done.

A good End cannot sanctifie evil Means; nor must we ever do Evil, that Good may come of it. Some Folks think they may Scold, Rail, Hate, Rob and Kill too; so it be but for God’s sake. But nothing in us unlike him, can please him.

Dharma is what the Buddha taught. It is the way of understanding and love-how to understand, how to love, how to make understanding and love into real things.

The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself.

Sir, they are a race of convicts, and ought to be thankful for anything we allow them short of hanging.

The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.

The only way to have a friend is to be one.

He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.

It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.

Conscience is thoroughly well-bred and soon leaves off talking to those who do not wish to hear it.

So I became a newspaperman. I hated to do it but I couldnt find honest employment.