Churchill’s classic sayings

1. Success is not important, failure is not fatal. The courage to continue moving forward is the most valuable thing.

2. Pessimists see difficulties in every opportunity. Optimists see opportunity in every difficulty.

3. Courage is the ability to stand up and talk. Courage is also the ability to sit down and listen.

4. Do you have enemies? Good. This means that at some point in your life, you have cried out.

5. Don’t have high requirements, just seek the best.

6. People are often troubled by the truth. But most people pretended not to see it and walked away.

7. If you feel like you are walking through hell, don’t stop walking.

8. History is good to me because I wrote it all.

9. When lies travel around the world, the truth has not yet put on its pants.

10. Ms. Astor: If you were my husband, I would poison your wine.

Churchill: If you were my wife, I would drink it without hesitation.

11. I am an optimist myself, because it seems useless to do anything else.

12. Smoothness can make people go to hell full of longing.

13. Success is to continue to fail without losing confidence.

14. I like pigs. Dogs adore humans. Cats despise humans. The pigs treat us all the same.

15. Sir, you are drunk. Madam, I am drunk today. But tomorrow when I wake up, you will be ugly.

16. Psychosis is neither willing to listen to advice nor willing to change the subject.

17. It is not enough to do our best, sometimes we have to meet the requirements.

18. The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with an ordinary voter.

19. I don’t like any of his virtues. He doesn't have any of the bad things that I like.

20. We survive by making money. We live by giving.

21. I am always ready to learn, but I don’t like others to teach me.

22. People who do not study history are destined to repeat mistakes.

23. Destiny does not depend on chance, but on your choice. Destiny is not something you wait for, but something you strive for.

24. We are all little bugs, but I am a shining bug.

25. Infinite effort is the key to unlocking potential - not strength and brains.

26. The most important lesson in life is: Fools are sometimes right.

27. We believe that the United States will do the right thing. Of course, after she'd tried everything else possible.

28. I am ready to see God. Whether God is ready to see me or not is hard to say.

29. Robbing the rich cannot help the poor.

30. Don’t interrupt me when I interrupt you!

31. The peace seeker is the person who hopes that the crocodile will eat him last.

32. We are the masters of the unsaid words. We are the effort of speaking words.

33. The price of greatness is responsibility.

34. Great things are always simple. The greatest things have only one word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.

35. Everyone loves freedom of speech. But some people’s understanding of freedom of speech is that I can say whatever I want, but I won’t tolerate it if you say something I don’t like.

36. If you want something new, seek change. Desire for perfection and constant change.

37. Attitude determines everything.

38. Before moving others with emotion, you must be moved first. Before you make others cry, bring tears to your own eyes. Before you convince others with your reasoning, you must firmly believe it yourself.

39. A country that seeks prosperity through taxation is like a person huddled in a bucket trying to lift himself up.

40. Joking is a serious matter.

41. The more you reflect back, the clearer you can see ahead.

42. The most exciting thing in the world is to be shot and the bullet is crooked.

43. Loyalty is helpful to one’s actions. It's like pain reminds you where the disease is.

44. If something is going well, let it go.

45. Democracy is the least bad system.

46. History is written by the winners.

47. Love of tradition has never weakened a country. Tradition is used to save lives in times of life and death.

48. Socialism is a failed philosophy, an ignorant principle, and a jealous dogma. It has the advantage of sharing the pain equally.

49. The first ability of a politician is to be able to predict what will happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year. The second best thing a politician can do is explain why predictions failed.

50. A prisoner of war is the person who fails to kill you and then begs you not to kill him.

51. Healthy citizens are the country’s greatest wealth.

52. Writing a book is like taking an adventure. In the beginning it was toys and entertainment. Then she became your mistress. Then there is your master. Then become a tyrant. When you finally accept your fate, it dies and is dragged outside and paraded through the streets.

53. No matter how wonderful the strategy is, it is important to occasionally look at the results.

54. If you specify ten thousand rules, you destroy all respect for the law.

55. The difficulties you overcome are the opportunities you fight for.

56. Short words are the best, short and old words are the best.

57. Bernard Shaw: Enclosed are two theater tickets. If you have friends, bring them to watch together.

Churchill: I couldn’t catch up with the first game. If it can be held until the second game, I will definitely go.

58. The evil of capitalism lies in the unfair distribution of happiness. The virtue of socialism lies in the fair enjoyment of suffering.

59. One lie needs countless bigger lies to cover it up.

60. Now is not the time to be relaxed and comfortable. Now is the time to be bold and patient.

61. This document successfully defends its right not to be read through its length.

62. As you walk, you will create your own little universe.

63. From now on, all empires are empires of ideas.

64. We are still the masters of our destiny, and we are still the masters of our souls.

65. Doubts can only be answered by actions.

67. An eternal classic, an untranslatable English classic. Long live the eagles over London.

68. We say that a country that tries to become rich by collecting taxes is like a person sitting in a bucket and trying to pull the rope to lift himself up.

69. Some people think that private enterprises are tigers that should be shot. Some people think that private enterprises are like cows that can get milk. Few people see it for what it is: an old horse pulling a cart.

70. If Hitler invaded hell, I would also praise the devil in parliament.

71. As long as I am abroad, I will never attack the government of my country. I'll make it up when I get back.

72. If we let the past and present quarrel, we will lose the future.

73. The weakness of virtue is support for evil.

74. There are no eternal enemies or eternal friends in the world, only eternal interests.

75. Even if you want to kill someone, politeness will not hurt you.

76. I feel that I am walking with fate. All the past lives were preparations for this moment. I am ready and I will succeed.

77. Virtue and greatness cannot have both.

78. I have never felt nauseated when “eating” words.

79. In war, determination.

In defeat, remain unyielding.

In victory, be generous.

In peace, good intentions.

80. World history can be summed up this way: powerful countries always act unjustly. By the time they wake up, they are no longer strong.

81. Learn history, learn history. All wisdom is hidden in history.

82. We have been waiting for the invasion for a long time. So do fish.

83. My understanding of free will and transcendental destiny: they are the same.

84. (Chamberlain) Determined not to make a decision, wavering in determination, drifting firmly with the tide, swaying steadily with the wind, so strong that nothing can be accomplished.

85. There are already too many lies in the world. Unfortunately, half of them are true.

86. The salvation of Muslims lies in getting rid of religious prejudice.

87. Although I am ready to become a benevolent person, it will happen sooner rather than later.

88. Success always requires more effort.

89. It is the ugliest crime in the world for administrative agencies to deprive citizens of their freedom without trial. This is also the basis of totalitarian governments - the Communists and the Nazis.

90. You have many opportunities in life to keep your mouth shut.

91. It is said that no one is perfect. It is also said that training leads to perfection. Are you okay with the following words?

92. The most terrifying thing is the utopia of intolerance.

93. Socialism wants to drain wealth, and liberalism wants to end poverty. Socialism must eliminate self-interest, and liberalism must preserve freedom of movement. Socialism wants to kill enterprises, while liberalism wants to protect enterprises from interference by privileges. Socialism wants to attack the supremacy of the individual, while liberalism wants to provide the poor with minimum protection. Socialism worships regulations, liberalism worships human nature. Socialism attacks liberalism, and liberalism attacks any form of monopoly on ideas.

94. If you give me 5 minutes, I will prepare a week in advance; if it is 20 minutes, I will prepare two days in advance; if it is 1 hour, I can speak at any time.

95. I never worry about the danger of action, I am more worried about the danger of inaction.

96. True talent is reflected in the judgment of unknown, dangerous and contradictory information.

97. Pessimists see difficulties in every opportunity, and optimists see opportunities in every difficulty.

98. The kite flies high against the wind, not with the wind.

99. When the eagle is silent, the parrot begins to chirp.

100. The United States is like a huge boiler. As long as there is a fire underneath, it will generate unlimited energy.

Introduction to Churchill:

Winston Churchill served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice from 1940 to 1945 and from 1951 to 1955. He is considered to be the most important political figure of the 20th century. One of the leaders who led Britain to victory in World War II. But few people know that he is also a painter, speaker, writer and journalist. He also won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953 (for his winning work "No War Needed").

It is said that he is one of the people with the largest vocabulary of English words in history (more than 120,000). Listed by the American magazine "Show" as one of the eight most persuasive speakers in the world in the past century. In 2002, the BBC held a survey of the "100 Greatest Britons" and Churchill was selected as the greatest Briton of all time.