Those who can win a war well can rarely make a good peace and those who could make a good peace would never have won the war.

Quote by Winston Churchill

Topics: War Quotes

In the course of my life, I have often had to eat my words, and...

In the course of my life, I have often had to eat my words, and...

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...

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...

A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of...

A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of...

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...

I like a man who grins when he fights.

I like a man who grins when he fights.

We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.

We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.

Really I feel less keen about the Army every day. I think the Church would...

Really I feel less keen about the Army every day. I think the Church would...

In war, resolution; in defeat, defiance; in victory, magnanimity

In war, resolution; in defeat, defiance; in victory, magnanimity

You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you...

You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you...

Writing a book is an adventure. To begin with, it is a toy and an...

Writing a book is an adventure. To begin with, it is a toy and an...

If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever....

If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever....

Some people regard private enterprise as a predatory tiger to be shot. Others look on...

Some people regard private enterprise as a predatory tiger to be shot. Others look on...

The reserve of modern assertions is sometimes pushed to extremes, in which the fear of...

The reserve of modern assertions is sometimes pushed to extremes, in which the fear of...

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...

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...

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...

A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of...

A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of...

For good or for ill, air mastery is today the supreme expression of military power...

For good or for ill, air mastery is today the supreme expression of military power...

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English.

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English.