Winston Churchill

(born 1874; died 1965)

A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. [Select]

{Category: War and Peace}

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. [Select]

{Category: Success and Failure}

An aphorism is not an aphorism unless you know what it means. [Select]

{Category: Wisdom and Ignorance}

Any man under 30 who is not a liberal has no heart, and any man over 30 who is not a conservative has no brains. [Select]

{Category: Law and Politics}

Everyone has his day and some days last longer than others. [Select]

{Category: Success and Failure}

I have taken more good from alcohol than alcohol has taken from me. [Select]

{Category: Food and Drink}

I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals. [Select]

{Category: Success and Failure}

Kites rise highest against the wind -- not with it. [Select]

{Category: Success and Failure}

Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on. [Select]

{Categories: Science and Religion, Wisdom and Ignorance}

The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. [Select]

{Category: Law and Politics}

The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes. [Select]

{Category: Wisdom and Ignorance}

To jaw-jaw is better than to war-war. [Select]

(on Korean War negotiations) {Category: War and Peace}

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. [Select]

{Category: Altruism and Cynicism}

When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite. [Select]

(on formal declarations of war) {Category: War and Peace}

Copyright 1997--2008 Wastholm Media. Contact: Feedback discussion forum, webmaster@aphorismsgalore.com.