No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness.

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.

Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.

Prayer is not an old woman's idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action.

We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, 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. 

I start where the last man left off.

It is not the employer who pays the wages. Employers only handle the money. It is the customer who pays the wages. 

There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island.

Work hard. Life will be full of obstacles and you've to overcome them all.

Soldiers who always remain faithful to their nation, who are always prepared to sacrifice their lives, are invincible.

I cannot conceive of Israel withdrawing if Arab states do not recognize Israel, within secure borders.

Fools buy houses—the wise live in them.