249 Quotes by Winston S. Churchill

But Governments and peoples do not always take rational decisions. Sometimes they take mad decisions, or one set of people get control who compel all others to obey and aid them in folly.

A man will perhaps tolerate an offensive word applied to himself, but will be infuriated if his nation, his rank, or his profession is insulted.

A large proportion of the population of religious countries pass their lives at leisure, supported by the patient labour of the devout.

All comes out even at the end of the day, and all will come out yet more even when all the days are ended.

The whole history of the world is summed up in the fact that, when nations are strong, they are not always just, and when they wish to be just, they are no longer strong.

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

When you’re 20 you care what everyone thinks. When you’re 40 you stop caring what everyone thinks. When you’re 60 you realize no one was ever thinking about you in the first place.

Virtuous motives, trammelled by inertia and timidity, are no match for armed and resolute wickedness.

Trying to maintain good relations with a Communist is like wooing a crocodile. You do not know whether to tickle it under the chin or to beat it over the head. When it opens its mouth you cannot tell whether it is trying to smile or preparing to eat you up!