A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him.

Quote by Winston Churchill

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The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.

The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.

We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival.

We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival.

It was the nation and the race dwelling all round the globe that had the...

It was the nation and the race dwelling all round the globe that had the...

In those days he was wiser than he is now; he used to frequently take...

In those days he was wiser than he is now; he used to frequently take...

I had no idea of the enormous and unquestionably helpful part that humbug plays in...

I had no idea of the enormous and unquestionably helpful part that humbug plays in...

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.

So they [the Government] go on in strange paradox, decided only to be undecided, resolved...

So they [the Government] go on in strange paradox, decided only to be undecided, resolved...

Without a measureless and perpetual uncertainty, the drama of human life would be destroyed.

Without a measureless and perpetual uncertainty, the drama of human life would be destroyed.

Don't be careless about yourselves--on the other hand not too careful. Live well but do...

Don't be careless about yourselves--on the other hand not too careful. Live well but do...

I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us....

I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us....

We occasionally stumble over the truth but most of us pick ourselves up and hurry...

We occasionally stumble over the truth but most of us pick ourselves up and hurry...

Mountaintops inspire leaders but valleys mature them.

Mountaintops inspire leaders but valleys mature them.

If you're going through hell, keep going.

If you're going through hell, keep going.

War is a game that is played with a smile. If you can't smile, grin....

War is a game that is played with a smile. If you can't smile, grin....

I never worry about action, but only inaction.

I never worry about action, but only inaction.

Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry...

Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry...

A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of...

A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of...

There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside...

There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside...

The horse, the horse! The symbol of surging potency and power of movement, of action.

The horse, the horse! The symbol of surging potency and power of movement, of action.

So philosophers so throughly comprehend us as horses.

So philosophers so throughly comprehend us as horses.