“The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.”
Truth“The short words are best, and the old words are the best of all.”
Best“The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.”
Truth“Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.”
Life“In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times.”
Politics“If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law.”
Politics“Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all others.”
Courage“Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse.”
Art“The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself.”
Power“War is mainly a catalogue of blunders.”
War“There is no such thing as a good tax.”
Good“It is more agreeable to have the power to give than to receive.”
Power“Broadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words best of all.”
Best“It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.”
Good“All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.”
Freedom“I am never going to have anything more to do with politics or politicians. When this war is over I shall confine myself entirely to writing and painting.”
Politics“A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.”
Truth“My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me.”
Funny“It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link of the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.”
Time“Politics is almost as exciting as war, and quite as dangerous. In war you can only be killed once, but in politics many times.”
Politics“I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.”
Great“One does not leave a convivial party before closing time.”
Time