Winston Churchill
England
30 Nov 1874 // 24 Jan 1965
Politician / Statesman / Orator
30 Nov 1874 // 24 Jan 1965
Politician / Statesman / Orator
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No part of the education of a politician is more indispensable than the fighting of elections
No crime is so great as daring to excel
�No comment� is a splendid expression. I am using it again and again
Never, never, never give up
Never hold discussions with the monkey when the organ grinder is in the room
Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except all those others that have been tried from time to time
It is no use saying, �We are doing our best�. You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary
It is more agreeable to have the power to give than to receive
It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see
It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
Essays
On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
Essays
Essays