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Struggling with Discipline? Winston Churchill spent years mastering this exact challenge. This collection captures their most practical insights on Discipline, each quote backed by source context so you can trace the thinking. Whether you need immediate guidance or long-term frameworks, Winston Churchill's approach cuts through the noise and gives you actionable wisdom. Use this archive whenever you're making decisions about Discipline and need clarity from someone who's been there.
"When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite."
"It is the duty of the state to provide for the poor, but the duty of the individual to provide for himself."
"There is only one duty, only one safe course, and that is to try to be right and not to fear to do or say what you believe to be right."
"My rule was: No wine till dinner and no smoking before breakfast."
"When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber."
"To be really happy and really safe, one ought to have at least two or three hobbies, and they must all be real."
"In war, resolution; in defeat, defiance; in victory, magnanimity; in peace, goodwill."
"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."
"This is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure."
"The first duty of the university is to teach wisdom, not a trade; character, not technicalities."
"We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out."
"Continuous effort—not strength or intelligence—is the key to unlocking our potential."
"The price of greatness is responsibility."
"Politics is not a game, but a serious business."
"Painting is a complete distraction. I know of nothing which, without exhausting the body, more entirely absorbs the mind."
"It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time."
"All the greatest things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope."
"All the greatest things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: liberty, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope."
"To build may be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy can be the thoughtless act of a single day."
"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 honour and good sense."
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