If we open a quarrel between past and present, we shall find that we have lost the future.
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
Those who can win a war well can rarely make a good peace and those who could make a good peace would never have won the war.
It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.
Working hours are never long enough. Each day is a holiday, and ordinary holidays are grudged as enforced interruptions in an absorbing vocation.
Play the game for more than you can afford to lose... only then will you learn the game.