The reserve of modern assertions is sometimes pushed to extremes, in which the fear of being contradicted leads the writer to strip himself of almost all sense and meaning.

Quote by Winston Churchill

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If you're going through hell, keep going.

If you're going through hell, keep going.

When you are winning a war almost everything that happens can be claimed to be...

When you are winning a war almost everything that happens can be claimed to be...

The substance of the eminent Socialist gentleman's speech is that making a profit is a...

The substance of the eminent Socialist gentleman's speech is that making a profit is a...

Mr. Attlee is a very modest man. Indeed he has a lot to be modest...

Mr. Attlee is a very modest man. Indeed he has a lot to be modest...

Everyone has his day and some days last longer than others.

Everyone has his day and some days last longer than others.

Kites rise highest against the wind - not with it.

Kites rise highest against the wind - not with it.

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...

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.

War is mainly a catalogue of blunders.

War is mainly a catalogue of blunders.

Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard...

Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard...

I cannot pretend to be impartial about the colours. I rejoice with the brilliant ones,...

I cannot pretend to be impartial about the colours. I rejoice with the brilliant ones,...

If one has to submit, it is wasteful not to do so with the best...

If one has to submit, it is wasteful not to do so with the best...

Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as...

Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as...

Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.

Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.

Success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.

Success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.

However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.

However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.

The Almighty in His infinite wisdom did not see fit to create Frenchmen in the...

The Almighty in His infinite wisdom did not see fit to create Frenchmen in the...

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that...

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that...

In case you never get a second chance: don't be afraid!

In case you never get a second chance: don't be afraid!

Come on, somebody be brave.

Come on, somebody be brave.

Archimedes said that with a long enough lever and a solid enough place to stand,...

Archimedes said that with a long enough lever and a solid enough place to stand,...

If you have a goal, be relentless in your pursuit.

If you have a goal, be relentless in your pursuit.

Im so scared of getting older, Im only good at being young. So I play...

Im so scared of getting older, Im only good at being young. So I play...

I miss the meaning of my own part in the play of life because I...

I miss the meaning of my own part in the play of life because I...

The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.

The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.