Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

Never hold discussions with the monkey when the organ grinder is in the room.

We occasionally stumble over the truth but most of us pick ourselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.

“No comment” is a splendid expression. I am using it again and again.

The short words are best, and the old words are the best of all.

A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn’t happen.

We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it.

If the human race wishes to have a prolonged and indefinite period of material prosperity, they have only got to behave in a peaceful and helpful way toward one another.

Sure I am of this, that you have only to endure to conquer.

When you are winning a war almost everything that happens can be claimed to be right and wise.