Quotes By Winston Churchill

The Battle of France is over. The Battle of Britain is about to begin. Upon this battle depends the future of Christian civilisation.

Beware of driving men to desperation. Even a cornered rat is dangerous.

Doubts could be swept away only by deeds.

It is no use dealing with illusions and make-believes. We must look at the facts. The world ... is too dangerous for anyone to be able to afford to nurse illusions. We must look at realities.

Nature will not be admired by proxy.

It is more agreeable to have the power to give than to receive.

Advertising nourishes the consuming power of men. It sets up before a man the goal of a better home, better clothing, better food for himself and his family. It spurs individual exertion and greater production.

The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult.

Tidiness is a virtue, symmetry is often a constituent of beauty.

We must not lose our faculty to dare, particularly in dark days.

A medal glitters, but it also casts a shadow.

Unteachable from infancy to tomb - There is the first & main characteristic of mankind.

No idea is so outlandish that it should not be considered with a searching but at the same time a steady eye.

The loyalties which center upon number one are enormous. If he trips, he must be sustained. If he make mistakes, they must be covered. If he sleeps, he must not be wantonly disturbed. If he is no good, he must be pole-axed.

Although always prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it should be postponed.

Curse ruthless time! Curse our mortality. How cruelly short is the allotted span for all we must cram into it!

The first duty of a university is to teach wisdom, not trade; character, not technicalities.

Victory was to be bought so dear as to be almost indistinguishable from defeat.

When great causes are on the move in the world, stirring all men's souls, drawing them from their firesides, casting aside comfort, wealth and the pursuit of happiness in response to impulses at once awe-striking and irresistible, we learn that we are spirits, not animals.

The cultivation of a hobby and new forms of interest is a policy of first importance to a public man.