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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Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.

Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.

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

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

These are not dark days: these are great days - the greatest days our country...

These are not dark days: these are great days - the greatest days our country...

There are two things that are more difficult than making an after-dinner speech: climbing a...

There are two things that are more difficult than making an after-dinner speech: climbing a...

To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy...

To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy...

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...

The price of greatness is responsibility.

The price of greatness is responsibility.

It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link of the chain...

It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link of the chain...

In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard...

In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard...

Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.

Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.

In war as in life, it is often necessary whensome cherished scheme has failed, to...

In war as in life, it is often necessary whensome cherished scheme has failed, to...

I never worry about action, but only inaction.

I never worry about action, but only inaction.

Life can either be accepted or changed. If it is not accepted, it must be...

Life can either be accepted or changed. If it is not accepted, it must be...

Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy,...

Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy,...

Meeting Franklin Roosevelt was like opening your first bottle of champagne; knowing him was like...

Meeting Franklin Roosevelt was like opening your first bottle of champagne; knowing him was like...

I am easily satisfied with the very best.

I am easily satisfied with the very best.

Most people stumble over the truth, now and then, but they usually manage to pick...

Most people stumble over the truth, now and then, but they usually manage to pick...

We are all worms. But I believe that I am a glow-worm.

We are all worms. But I believe that I am a glow-worm.

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...

One does not leave a convivial party before closing time.

One does not leave a convivial party before closing time.