The Best Winston Churchill Quotes

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A list of the best Winston Churchill quotes. This list is arranged by which famous Winston Churchill quotes have received the most votes, so only the greatest Winston Churchill quotes are at the top of the list. All the most popular quotes from Winston Churchill should be listed here, but if any were missed you can add more at the end of the list. This list includes notable Winston Churchill quotes on various subjects, many of which are inspirational and thought provoking.

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Most divisive: Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

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1
Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.
176 votes
2
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen
138 votes
3
The price of greatness is responsibility.
151 votes
4
If you're going through hell, keep going.
136 votes
5
We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, this island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet, would carry on the struggle, until, in Gods good time, the New World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old.
150 votes
6
The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.
76 votes
7
The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent vice of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.
107 votes
8
He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.
83 votes
9
Never, never, never, never give up.
145 votes
10
All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes.
134 votes

11
No folly is more costly than the folly of intolerant idealism.
37 votes
12
It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations. Bartlett's Familiar Quotations is an admirable work, and I studied it intently. The quotations when engraved upon the memory give you good thoughts. They also make you anxious to read the authors and look for more.
13 votes
13
Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.
99 votes
14
I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.
35 votes
15
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it and ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.
35 votes
16
There is no such thing as public opinion. There is only published opinion.
54 votes
17
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.
83 votes
18
Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival.
34 votes
19
This is no time for ease and comfort. It is the time to dare and endure.
44 votes
20
It is a fine thing to be honest, but it is also very important to be right.
44 votes

21
Still, if you will not fight for the right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than live as slaves.
42 votes
22
Personally, I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.
57 votes
23
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use the pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time; a tremendous whack.
49 votes
24
Difficulties mastered are opportunities won.
30 votes
25
If I was your wife Sir, I'd poison you! Madam, if you were my wife, I'd let you!
55 votes
26
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.
55 votes
27
There are a terrible lot of lies going about the world, and the worst of it is that half of them are true.
39 votes
28
If you have knowledge, let others light their candles with it.
67 votes
29
This was their finest hour
54 votes
30
When I am abroad, I always make it a rule to never criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home.
38 votes

Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen

The price of greatness is responsibility.

If you're going through hell, keep going.

The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent vice of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.

He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.

Never, never, never, never give up.

All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes.

No folly is more costly than the folly of intolerant idealism.

It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations. Bartlett's Familiar Quotations is an admirable work, and I studied it intently. The quotations when engraved upon the memory give you good thoughts. They also make you anxious to read the authors and look for more.

Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.

I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.

The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it and ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.

There is no such thing as public opinion. There is only published opinion.

A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.

Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival.

This is no time for ease and comfort. It is the time to dare and endure.

It is a fine thing to be honest, but it is also very important to be right.

Personally, I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.

If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use the pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time; a tremendous whack.

Difficulties mastered are opportunities won.

If I was your wife Sir, I'd poison you! Madam, if you were my wife, I'd let you!

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.

There are a terrible lot of lies going about the world, and the worst of it is that half of them are true.

If you have knowledge, let others light their candles with it.

This was their finest hour

When I am abroad, I always make it a rule to never criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home.