I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught. Winston Churchill More Quotes by Winston Churchill More Quotes From Winston Churchill The first duty of a university is to teach wisdom, not trade; character, not technicalities. Winston Churchill dutycharacterfirsts There is no sphere of human thought in which it is easier to show superficial cleverness and the appearance of superior wisdom than in discussing questions of currency and exchange Winston Churchill currencyspheresappearance We must recognise that we have a great inheritance in our possession, which represents the prolonged achievement of the centuries; that there is not one of our simple uncounted rights today for which better men than we are have not died on the scaffold or the battlefield. We have not only a great treasure; we have a great cause. Are we taking every measure within our power to defend that cause? Winston Churchill simplerightsmen Some civil servants are neither servants nor civil. Winston Churchill civil-servantsservant We are not meant to find peace in this world. The spirit of life cannot exist without effort. Destroy the rivalries of man and nations and you will have destroyed all that makes for betterment and progress on Earth. Winston Churchill progresseffortmen The struggle which is now beginning between the Zionist and Bolshevik Jews is little less than a struggle for the soul of the Jewish people. Winston Churchill soulstrugglepeople Meeting Franklin Roosevelt was like opening your first bottle of champagne; knowing him was like drinking it. Winston Churchill wineknowingdrinking Never hold discussions with the monkey when the organ grinder is in the room. Winston Churchill leadershipinspirationalfunny When you are winning a war almost everything that happens can be claimed to be right and wise. Winston Churchill wisewinningwar He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire. Winston Churchill humorousviceslife The length of this document defends it well against the risk of its being read. Winston Churchill being-sadriskbusiness 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. Winston Churchill politicalwinningwar The great defence against aerial menace is to attack the enemy's aircraft as near as possible to their point of departure. Winston Churchill defenseairenemy I have been brought up and trained to have the utmost contempt for people who get drunk. Winston Churchill drunkmilitarypeople My wife and I tried two or three times in the last 40 years to have breakfast together, but it was so disagreeable we had to stop. Winston Churchill foodtwoyears When the war of the giants is over the wars of the pygmies will begin. Winston Churchill skatinggiantswar No crime is so great as daring to excel. Winston Churchill crimeriskhypocrisy I'm just preparing my impromptu remarks. Winston Churchill planningleadershiphair Before Alamein we never had a victory. After Alamein we never had a defeat. Winston Churchill defeatvictory The British nation is unique in this respect. They are the only people who like to be told how bad things are, who like to be told the worst. Winston Churchill respectuniquepeople
