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The maxim of the British people is 'business as usual.'
A man is about as big as the things that make him angry.
When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber.
In war it does not matter who is right, but who is left.
Watch your character for your character is your destiny.
Talking death seriously is one of the tragedies of youth
I have never developed indigestion from eating my words.
Out of intense complexities, intense simplicities emerge
Your day will go the way the corners of your mouth turn.
What kind of people do they [the Japanese] think we are?
[The Balkans] produce more history than they can consume.
No one can guarantee success in war, but only deserve it.
Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.
When you get a thing the way you want it, leave it alone.
A nation which has forgotten its past can have no future.
I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.
One does not leave a convivial party before closing time.
The flame of Christian ethics is still our highest guide.
The press is easier to strangle than to look in the eyes.
You don't make the poor richer by making the rich poorer.
If I were the first of May, I should be ashamed of myself.
All babies look like me. But then, I look like all babies.
In war, the truth must be guarded by a body guard of lies.
We are all worms. However, I like to think I'm a glow worm
Plans are of little importance, but planning is essential.
We are weakened and we are tired, but we are not done yet.
To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.
When you leave off dreaming, the universe ceases to exist.
Democracy is the best form of the worst type of government
Life is fraught with opportunities to keep your mouth shut.
There is no purpose in living where there is nothing to do.
A small lie needs a bodyguard of bigger lies to protect it.
We are all functioning at a small fraction of our capacity.
I feel devoutly thankful to have been born fond of writing.
If this is a blessing, it is certainly very well disguised.
Never pass up the chance to sit down or go to the bathroom.
The man who can master his time can master nearly anything.
Sure I am of this, that you have only to endure to conquer.
Everyone has his day and some days last longer than others.
The future is unknowable, but the past should give us hope.
We must learn from misfortune the means of future strength.
When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite.
Great success always comes at the risk of enormous failure.
Money is like manure, its only good if you spread it around.
How often in life must one be content with what one can get!
A gentleman is a man who is only rude when he intends to be.
I expect you will find that change is the best kind of rest.
The person of truth must be covered with bodyguards of lies.
They [the Labour Party] are not fit to manage a whelk stall.
Never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.