In war as in life, it is often necessary when some cherished scheme has failed, to take up the best alternative open, and if so, it is folly not to work for it with all your might.

Quote by Winston Churchill

Topics: Life Quotes

For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use...

For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use...

Broadly speaking, human beings may be divided into three classes: those who are billed to...

Broadly speaking, human beings may be divided into three classes: those who are billed to...

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 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.

May the pain you have known and the conflict you have experienced give you the...

May the pain you have known and the conflict you have experienced give you the...

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...

Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount. And the tigers...

Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount. And the tigers...

I would say to the House, as I said to those who have joined this...

I would say to the House, as I said to those who have joined this...

When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old...

When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old...

When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite.

When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite.

It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.

It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.

They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish...

They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish...

A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and...

A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and...

I am never going to have anything more to do with politics or politicians. When...

I am never going to have anything more to do with politics or politicians. When...

A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get...

A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get...

One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and try to run...

One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and try to run...

Before you can inspire with emotion, you must be swamped with it yourself. Before you...

Before you can inspire with emotion, you must be swamped with it yourself. Before you...

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...

Old people love to give good advice; it compensates them for their inability to set...

Old people love to give good advice; it compensates them for their inability to set...

The advice I am giving always to all my students is above all to study...

The advice I am giving always to all my students is above all to study...

We ought not to look back, unless it is to derive useful lessons from past...

We ought not to look back, unless it is to derive useful lessons from past...

Common-sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

Common-sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.