It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations. The quotations, when engraved upon the memory, give you good thoughts. They also make you anxious to read the authors and look for more.

Quote by Winston Churchill

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Logic is a poor guide compared with custom.

Logic is a poor guide compared with custom.

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it

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.

Those who can win a war well can rarely make a good peace and those...

Those who can win a war well can rarely make a good peace and those...

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...

Never, never, never, never give up.

Never, never, never, never give up.

Success is bounding from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.

Success is bounding from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.

It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the...

It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the...

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

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

I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you...

I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you...

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...

Politics are very much like war. We may even have to use poison gas at...

Politics are very much like war. We may even have to use poison gas at...

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...

My wife and I tried two or three times in the last 40 years to...

My wife and I tried two or three times in the last 40 years to...

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

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

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...

The first quality that is needed is audacity.

The first quality that is needed is audacity.

I am ready to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the ordeal...

I am ready to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the ordeal...

When faced with a mountain, I will not quit! I will keep striving until I...

When faced with a mountain, I will not quit! I will keep striving until I...

Inspiration: A peculiar effect of divine flatulence emitted by the Holy Spirit which hisses into...

Inspiration: A peculiar effect of divine flatulence emitted by the Holy Spirit which hisses into...