Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duty, and so bear ourselves that if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, ''This was their finest hour.''

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

From now on, ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.

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.

Play the game for more than you can afford to lose... only then will you learn the game.

No crime is so great as daring to excel.

The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what to say, and is reputed strong only because he has remained silent.

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