"It is a fine thing to be..." - Quote by Winston Churchill
It is a fine thing to be honest, but it is also very important to be right.
More by Winston Churchill
“The statesman who yields to war fever must realise that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events.”
“Always remember, however sure you are that you could easily win, that there would not be a war if the other man did not think he also had a chance.”
“If you don't take change by the hand, it will take you by the throat.”
More on Honesty
“Even when you make a tax form out on the level, you don't know when it's through if you are a crook or a martyr.”
“There's one way to find out if a man is honest - ask him. If he says, 'Yes,' you know he is a crook.”
“Don't believe your friends when they ask you to be honest with them. All they really want is to be maintained in the good opinion they have of themselves.”
More on Truth
“Opinion is like a pendulum and obeys the same law. If it goes past the centre of gravity on one side, it must go a like distance on the other; and it is only after a certain time that it finds the true point at which it can remain at rest.”
“There is no such thing as paranoia. Your worst fears can come true at any moment.”
“Though leaves are many, the root is one.”