Winston Churchill

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

Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a person or keep him in prison because he is unpopular. This is really the test of civilization.

I will not pretend that if I had to choose between communism and Nazism I would choose communism.

I am most anxious that in dealing with matters which every Member knows are extremely delicate matters, I should not use any phrase or expression which would cause offence to our friends and Allies on the Continent or across the Atlantic Ocean.

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

If you have knowledge, let others light their candles with it.

Words are but the signs of ideas.

If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions that are contrary to reason.

A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist.

Best friend, my well-spring in the wilderness!

The universe seems bankrupt as soon as we begin to discuss the characters of individuals.

To be a man’s own fool is bad enough, but the vain man is everybody’s.

Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience.

And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.

Beauty is the pilot of the young soul.

As soon as beauty is sought not from religion and love, but for pleasure, it degrades the seeker.

Houses are built to live in, and not to look on: therefore let use be preferred before uniformity.

Sometimes the place you are used to is not the place you belong.

For knowledge itself is power.

A Native American elder once described his own inner struggles in this manner: Inside of me there are two dogs. One of the dogs is mean and evil. The other dog is good. The mean dog fights the good dog all the time. When asked which dog wins, he reflected for a moment and replied, The one I feed the most. On Other Peoples Expectations: The only man who behaved sensibly was my tailor; he took my measurement anew every time he saw me, while all the rest went on with their old measurements and expected them to fit me.

None of the affections have been noted to fascinate and bewitch but envy.