We are stripped bare by the curse of plenty.

Quote by Winston Churchill

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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...

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.

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week,...

A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week,...

We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it.

We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it.

The maxim of the British people is Business as usual.

The maxim of the British people is Business as usual.

Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.

Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.

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...

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...

Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.

Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.

Although prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed.

Although prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed.

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.

May the pain you have known and the conflict you have experienced give you the...

May the pain you have known and the conflict you have experienced give you the...

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 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...

If you're going through hell, keep going.

If you're going through hell, keep going.

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...

War is mainly a catalogue of blunders.

War is mainly a catalogue of blunders.

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.

No comment is a splendid expression. I am using it again and again.

No comment is a splendid expression. I am using it again and again.