Winston S. Churchill Quotes - Page 4

Nations that went down fighting rose again, but those who surrendered tamely were finished.

War will find us whether we are ready or not.

The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.

History is written by the victors.

The era of procrastination, of half-measures, of soothing and baffling expedients, of delays is coming to its close. In its place we are entering a period of consequences.

How fortunate it was for the world that when these great trials came upon it there was a generation that terror could not conquer and brutal violence could not enslave.

Want of foresight, unwillingness to act when action would be simple and effective, lack of clear thinking, confusion of counsel until the emergency comes, until self-preservation strikes its jarring gong - these are the features which constitute the endless repetition of history.

The longer you look back, the farther you can look forward.

I like to live in the past. I don't think people are going to get much fun in the future.

My wife and I tried to breakfast together, but we had to stop or our marriage would have been wrecked.

My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me

Quelli che sono in grado di vincere una guerra possono raramente realizzare una pace conveniente, e quelli che possono realizzare una buona pace non hanno mai vinto una guerra.

There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home that all the greatest virtues, the most dominating virtues of human, are created, strengthened and maintained.

Where does the family start? It starts with a young man falling in love with a girl - no superior alternative has yet been found.

In the long years to come, not only will the people of this island but of the world, wherever the bird of freedom chirps in human hearts, look back to what we've done, and they will say 'do not despair, do not yield...march straightforward.

To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.

Non complicate le cose, ci saranno già le cose a complicarsi da sole.

As one's fortunes are reduced, one spirit must expand to fill the void.

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

You make all kinds of mistakes, but as long as you are generous and true and also fierce, you cannot hurt the world or even seriously distress her.