It has not fallen to your lot to command great armies. You had to create them, organize them and inspire them.

Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never -- in nothing, great or small, large or petty -- never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense.

The English know how to make the best of things. Their so-called muddling through is simply skill at dealing with the inevitable.

It is a good thing to stand away from the canvas from time to time and take a full view of the picture.

I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.

Praise the humanities, my boy. That'll make them think you're broadminded!

A world united is better than a world divided, but a world divided is better than a world destroyed.