Men and kings must be judged in the testing moments of their lives. Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities, because, as has been said, it is the quality which guarantees all others.

I would tell myself that I was about to address the largest mass assembly of idiots ever gathered in the history of mankind.

It always looks so easy to solve problems by taking the line of least resistance.

The is always much to be said for not attempting more than you can do and for making a certainty of what you try. But this principle, like others in life and war, has it exceptions.

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

The day may dawn when fair play, love for one's fellow men, respect for justice and freedom, will enable tormented generations to march forth serene and triumphant from the hideous epoch in which we have to dwell. Meanwhile, never flinch, never weary, never despair.

I am not a bit afraid of Siegfried Sassoon. That man can think. I am afraid only of people who cannot think.