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Winston Churchill's insights on Learning aren't theoretical—they're battle-tested wisdom from someone who operated at the highest level. This collection distills that experience into quotable principles, each with source context for verification. When you're navigating Learning in the real world, these quotes offer the kind of practical guidance that only comes from direct experience.
"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."
"The first duty of the university is to teach wisdom, not a trade; character, not technicalities."
"To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often."
"I found myself for the first time to have all the time in the world to explore the wonders of the palette."
"Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity is a greater."
"The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes."
"The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see."
"A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject."
"One is never too old to learn, and I have found that the study of art is a lifelong pursuit."
"I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught."
"Broadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words best of all."
"The empires of the future are the empires of the mind."
"Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path."
"We must not be too fastidious. We must not be too scrupulous. We must just have a go."
"I must say I like bright colors. I agree with Ruskin that the purest and most thoughtful minds are those which love color the most."
"In the course of my life, I have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I have always found it a wholesome diet."
"A nation that forgets its past has no future."
"Writing a book is an adventure. To begin with, it is a toy and an amusement. Then it becomes a mistress, then it becomes a master, then it becomes a tyrant."
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