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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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...

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...

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...

We must beware of trying to build a society in which nobody counts for anything...

We must beware of trying to build a society in which nobody counts for anything...

There is no such thing as a good tax.

There is no such thing as a good tax.

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.

He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.

He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.

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...

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.

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...

The length of this document defends it well against the risk of its being read.

The length of this document defends it well against the risk of its being read.

In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times.

In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times.

There are a terrible lot of lies going about the world, and the worst of...

There are a terrible lot of lies going about the world, and the worst of...

Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most times he will pick himself up...

Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most times he will pick himself up...

My education was interrupted only by my schooling

My education was interrupted only by my schooling

Golf is a game whose aim is to hit a very small ball into an...

Golf is a game whose aim is to hit a very small ball into an...

Politics is the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next...

Politics is the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next...

Courage is rightly considered the foremost of the virtues, for upon it, all others depend.

Courage is rightly considered the foremost of the virtues, for upon it, all others depend.

All art requires courage.

All art requires courage.

If someone constantly makes you unhappy, then you must build up the courage to let...

If someone constantly makes you unhappy, then you must build up the courage to let...