Winston Churchill

It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.

There are a terrible lot of lies going about the world, and the worst of it is that half of them are true.

Civilisation will not last, freedom will not survive, peace will not be kept, unless a very large majority of mankind unite together to defend them and show themselves possessed of a constabulary power before which barbaric and atavistic forces will stand in awe.

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

This report, by its very length, defends itself against the risk of being read.

The nose of the bulldog has been slanted backwards so that he can breathe without letting go.

A jay hasnt got any more principle than a Congressman. A jay will lie, a jay will steal, a jay will deceive, a jay will betray; and four times out of five, a jay will go back on his solemnest promise.

Gambling promises the poor what property performs for the rich, something for nothing.

The receipts of cookery are swelled to a volume; but a good stomach excels them all.

Our tastes greatly alter. The lad does not care for the child’s rattle, and the old man does not care for the young man’s whore.

If you and I are having a single thought of violence or hatred against anyone in the world at this moment, we are contributing to the wounding of the world.

An honest man is always a child.

The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.

Things derive their being and nature by mutual dependence and are nothing in themselves.

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

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

The jealous are troublesome to others, but torment to themselves.

Say what you have to say and first time you come to a sentence with a grammatical ending; sit down.

Plan backwards as well as forward. Set objectives and trace back to see how to achieve them. You may find that no path can get you there. Plan forward to see where your steps will take you, which may not be clear or intuitive.

Those who would mend the world must first mend themselves.

If it be an evil to judge rashly or untruly any single man, how much a greater sin it is to condemn a whole people.